Surgical Treatment of Using Acutrak Screw for Ankle Medial Malleolar Fracture
Kim, Kwang-Yeol;Kim, Hyoung-Cheon;Ahn, Su-Han;Yun, Hyoung-Jo;Cho, Sung-Jun
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea
Received February 1, 2010; Accepted May 13, 2010.
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- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiologic results of using Acutrak screws for treating ankle medial malleolar fracture. Materials and Methods: We reviewed 38 cases of ankle medial malleolar fracture treated with Acutrak screws from February 2005 to May 2008. Results: In clinical result, there were 30 exellent cases, 7 good cases, 1 fair case. In radiologic result, there is no case with reduction loss. Average union time is 10.5 weeks. Conclusion: We conclude that Acutrak screw fixation is a useful method for ankle medial malleolar fracture, there are many advantages in accurate anatomical reduction, small incision, short operative time.
- Keywords : Ankle; Medial malleolar fracture; Acutrak screw
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