Application of the posterolateral approach in the surgical treatment of ankle fractures
The posterolateral approach for the treatment of trimalleolar ankle fractures shortens the operation time, promotes fracture healing through improved visualisation and reduction quality, lessens the incidence of complications and, compared with posteromedial ORIF, does not affect the functional recovery of the ankle joint.
Authors
- Yue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0802-1140)
- Zhiliang Guo
- Ruojie Bi
- Heng Zhang
- Minhui Zhang
Institutions
- Second Hospital of Tangshan (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2026.113021
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00