Lag Screw Trajectory in Supination-External Rotation Fractures: Does the Direction of the Fibula Lag Screw Have an Effect?
Amit SinglaAdam D SahlstromSteven M TommasiniBrad J YooPublished in: Clinics in orthopedic surgery (2021)
For oblique fractures of the distal fibula, posterior to anterior lag screw insertion exhibited improved biomechanical properties when compared with a similar screw inserted from anterior to posterior. These results correlated with the thicker cortical bone present along the anterior fibula.