Early weight bearing of malleolar fractures
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 57 (6) , 526-529
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678609014785
Abstract
A prospective randomized investigation of early versus late weight bearing in 46 patients with fracture of the lateral malleolus was performed. In 43/46 patients an exact operative reconstruction of the ankle mortise could be achieved using pins, staples and cerclage (Cedell, 1967). Radiographic and stereophotogrammetric analysis of the ankles after 3 months showed no significant differences, nor did the clinical follow-up.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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