Swollen Ankle Fractures: What Predicts Delays in Definitive Fixation?
In staged surgical treatment, the median time to swelling resolution was 8 days, similar for both fracture types. Longer times were associated with reduced soft tissue coverage, correlating negatively with anterior distance and positively with the bone/soft tissue ratio.
Authors
- Fatih Barça (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8167-6146)
Institutions
- Turkish Armed Forces (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Practice and Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14744/cpr.2025.79238
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00