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An unusual complication of an ankle arthroscopy and its management
1The Musculoskeletal Tumor and Limb Reconstruction Center, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA.
Abstract:
This report describes a case of a routine ankle arthroscopy which went awfully wrong. In trying to excise a loose body the surgeon had excised the distal fibula. A reasonable solution to the problem now facing the patient would have been an ankle fusion. The authors, however, performed an osteoarticular fibular grafting. At 34 months, this has been a success so far clinically and radiologically. Both the complication and its treatment have not been described before.
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