| Title |
A comparative study in fixation methods of medial malleolus fractures between tension bands wiring and screw fixation
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| Published in |
SpringerPlus, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-016-2155-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ayyoub A. Mohammed, Khalid Ahmed Abbas, Ammar Salah Mawlood |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study is to compare two methods of internal fixations of fractured medial malleolus which are simple screw fixation and tension band wiring. Over 5 years we grouped 20 patients with fractured medial malleolus into two groups of operative treatments, group1 treated by malleolar screw fixation and group2 by tension band wiring. The patients were with same age group, gender, fracture type, and etiology. We use statistical analysis for make a comparative study between the two ways of surgical treatment. The mean time for radiologic bone union was 11.8 weeks in group1 patients and 9.4 weeks in group2 patients (P = 0.03). No patients had any sign of fixation failure or Kirschner wires migration. According to the modified ankle scoring system of Olerud and Molander, excellent and good results were achieved in 80 % in group1 patients and 90 % in group2 patients (P = 0.049). Tension-band wiring may be better treatment option for internal fixation of medial malleolar fractures than screw fixation. From these findings we recommend a further randomized clinical trial of larger number of cases and longer follow-up duration in order to regard tension-band wiring a better operative option for fixation of medial malleolar fractures. |
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