Evolution of a traditional technique: Comparison of a 4-mm lag screw and Kirschner wire technique versus a 4-mm lag screw and Kirschner technique with anti-gliding miniplate fixation for the treatment of medial malleolar fractures

Abstract

methods result in high rates of non-union and poor functional outcomes, and a varus tilt may develop in case of nonunion and displacement. [1] Accumulated clinical experience has led to the development of a treatment option involving the anatomical reduction of the ankle in ankle fractures. [2,3] Displaced unimalleolar fractures are high-energy fractures and have been associated with good clinical outcomes with good