Comparative Analysis of Intramedullary Nail versus Plate Fixation for Fibula Fracture in Supination External Rotation Type IV Ankle Injury

Hongfeng Chen; Zhen Li; Xiaoqi Li; Jiongjiong Lu; Beibei Chen; Qiongchao Wang; Pengke Cao

doi:10.12659/MSM.941909

02 February 2024 : Clinical Research

Comparative Analysis of Intramedullary Nail versus Plate Fixation for Fibula Fracture in Supination External Rotation Type IV Ankle Injury

Hongfeng Chen^1BE, Zhen Li^1CF, Xiaoqi Li^1DF, Jiongjiong Lu^1BC, Beibei Chen^1BC, Qiongchao Wang^1DF, Pengke Cao^2AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941909

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e941909

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Figure 1 Typical case from the nail fixation group(A) Supination external rotation type IV injury. X-ray image showed displaced fractures of medial and lateral malleoli. (B) Immediately postoperative image showed intramedullary nail was used. (C) The nail position was good at 3 months after surgery. (D) The fracture completely healed at 1 year after surgery.

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Comparative Analysis of Intramedullary Nail versus Plate Fixation for Fibula Fracture in Supination External Rotation Type IV Ankle Injury

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