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Complications after open reduction and internal fixation of ankle fractures in the elderly
Foot and Ankle Surgery, 03/23/2012
Lynde MJ et al. – The results suggest that surgical treatment of unstable ankle fractures in the elderly is fairly predictable with an acceptable complication rate. The complication rates are higher with increased age and diabetes, but they failed to reach statistical significance. Conventional plating appears to provide adequate stability without increased risk of hardware failure. In addition patients that were allowed to walk within the first 2 weeks postoperatively did not experience a higher rate of hardware failure.
