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Gowreeson Thevendran1, Alastair Younger
1St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. xanthus23@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The management of diabetic ankle fractures is difficult given the associated wound and bone healing complications. Even with meticulous soft tissue handling and a stable construct, the fixation sometimes fails because of the poor biological environment. This study reports on 2 cases of Weber type B ankle fractures in patients with diabetes mellitus where the authors elected to treat with arthroscopy-assisted fracture reduction and percutaneous fibula nailing to reduce the risk of wound complications.
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