Open fixation of the posterior malleolus increases the morbidity of trimalleolar ankle fracture fixation.
Shreyaas AravindanNicholas J TuckerParker J PrusickCyril MauffreyJoshua Alan ParryPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)
PMF ORIF in the setting of trimalleolar ankle fractures was associated with increased operative/tourniquet times, blood loss, wound complications, and did not eliminate the need for syndesmosis fixation.