Pramod Saini1, Abhinav Aggrawal1, Sanjay Meena1, Vivek Trikha2, Samarth Mittal1. 1. Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. 2. Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
Abstract
AIM: To describe here a technique of miniarthrotomy assisted percutaneous screw insertion for displaced Herscovici type B and C medial malleolar fractures. METHOD: Incision was made centred over the superomedial angle of the ankle mortise, about half a cm medial to tibialis anterior. Arthrotomy was done and reduction obtained. Percuntaneously, two 4 mm cancellous cannulated screws were inserted through medial malleolus. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: This approach allows direct visualization of reduction, removal of entrapped soft tissue and preservation of saphenous vein and nerve.
AIM: To describe here a technique of miniarthrotomy assisted percutaneous screw insertion for displaced Herscovici type B and C medial malleolar fractures. METHOD: Incision was made centred over the superomedial angle of the ankle mortise, about half a cm medial to tibialis anterior. Arthrotomy was done and reduction obtained. Percuntaneously, two 4 mm cancellous cannulated screws were inserted through medial malleolus. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: This approach allows direct visualization of reduction, removal of entrapped soft tissue and preservation of saphenous vein and nerve.
Authors: Ali Çağrı Tekin; Haluk Çabuk; Süleyman Semih Dedeoğlu; Mehmet Selçuk Saygılı; Müjdat Adaş; Cem Dinçay Büyükkurt; Hakan Gürbüz; Murat Çakar; Zeynep Nilüfer Tekin Journal: Med Princ Pract Date: 2016-06-07 Impact factor: 1.927