Arthroscopy-Assisted Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Nail Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures: Description of a Minimally Invasive Procedure

When one is surgically managing an unstable ankle fracture, anatomic reduction of the syndesmosis is typically accomplished using an open surgical approach. We propose an arthroscopically assisted technique that restores normal anatomy while using a percutaneously placed intramedullary nail to fix t...

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Main Authors: Christopher Kong, M.D., Lee Kolla, M.D., Kevin Wing, M.D., Alastair S.E. Younger, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-02-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628713001229