A Complication of Posterior Malleolar Fracture Fixation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.12.040.
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Abstract
We present a case of tibial nerve impingement by an anteroposterior screw inserted for stabilization of a posterior malleolar fracture. This specific complication has not previously been described in published studies, although numerous reports have described various forms of peripheral nerve entrapment. We discuss the merits of fixation of these fractures using a posterolateral approach.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Fractures
- Bone Screws
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Tibial Nerve
- Tibial Neuropathy
Anatomy
- ankle
- tibia