CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOME OF INTERNAL FIXATION FOR CLOSED WEBER B ANKLE FRACTURE
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Objective: Review the characteristics and outcomes of internal fixation for closed Weber B ankle fractures. Patients and method: 39 patients with closed Weber B ankle fracture were treated by open reduction and internal fixation at the Department of Orthopaedic Trauma - 103 Military Hospital , including postpective study and retrospective study. Results: average age is 44.10 ± 14.32; The most common causes were traffic accident (46.15%) and sports accident (38.46%), There were 24 males, which accounted for 61.54%. 76.92% of patients immediately taken to the hospital. The number of patients with surgery within the first week accounts for a high rate of 94.87%. Simple lateral malleolus fracture and bimallelar fracture which combined the lateral malleolus and medial malleolus fractures were common, occured at the rate of 46.15% and 33.33%., The excellent and good results is 93,1% according scale of AOFAS. The average score is 90.82 ± 8.3, with the lowest point of 75 and the highest point of 100. Conclusion: The patients with closed Weber B ankle fracture had surgery early, the long term treatment outcomes are good.
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Weber B ankle fracture, surgical treatment
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