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ORIF TRIMALLEOLAR FX
Just OK is NOT OK 1st post op visit
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3+ ankle swelling
pain
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Non-weightbearing
Time
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16 months 24 Months
In US, every 2
minutes an ankle fx
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Ankle Fracture
Ankle Fracture Ligaments
Ligaments
Weber A
Lauge-Hansen – More Complex
Weber B
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Faster healing
1 mm shift of talus in
mortise leads to a Faster recovery
42% change in Earlier return to weight bearing
contact area
Earlier return to physical therapy
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Untreated 20.4%
posttraumatic OA
Between 20 and 47
year latency period to
develop OA
fixation MRI, CT, Arthroscopy, Stress test-medial clear space > 5mm
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BALLET DANCER
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30 mm partial and 45
mm threaded better
compression
45 mm threaded best
Use in osteoporosis,
immobilization time, soft
tissue damage
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If really sure, 4.5 screw, 4 DELTOID LIGAMENT – YES, BUT not definite (in
cortices literature)
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