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Original Article

Abstract

Background: Ankle fractures are among the most frequent injuries, and distal fibular fractures are the form of ankle fracture that is most often sustained by young, active people. In order to get the greatest results, the lateral malleolar fracture should be treated in a way that restores length, maintains fibula alignment, and keeps the lateral malleolus stable. Aim and objectives: to evaluate Clinical effectiveness and efficiency of the anatomical distal fibular plate in lateral malleolus fracture fixation. Patients and Methods: This prospective study includes twenty cases (8 males and 12 females) of lateral malleolus fractures. Treated by anatomical plates at Al-Azhar University Hospitals (Al-Hussien and Sayed Galal hospital). All Patients were followed between January 2022 and April 2023. Results: This investigation included 20 patients who attended the emergency of Al-Azhar hospitals with lateral malleolus fracture and did fixation by anatomical plate. They are routinely followed for functional assessment according to American orthopedic foot and ankle society (AOFAS) showed 16 patients with excellent results of about 80% , 3 patients showed good results about 15% and one patient showed fair final outcome. Patients achieved initial pain relief in 90% of our patients. Fortunately, it is well tolerated in the large majority of patients. In our series, no clinical symptoms were connected to the plate. In addition, we used conventional radiography for follow-up in our study. Conclusion: The use of anatomical distal fibular plate in lateral malleolar fracture give stability, this will achieve by the contour of the plate, its thickness and the distribution of the holes. Also provide good functional outcomes as regard to MOS and AFOAS

Keywords

lateral malleolus fracture; anatomical distal fibular plate; outcomes assessments

Subject Area

Orthopedics

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