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- Title
Radiographic evaluation of the position of implants in the medial malleolus in relation to the ankle joint space: anteroposterior compared with mortise radiographs.
- Authors
Gourineni, P V; Knuth, A E; Nuber, G F
- Abstract
Displaced transverse fractures of the medial malleolus are commonly treated with open reduction and internal fixation with two screws or wires. A mortise radiograph is often used to verify the position of the implants relative to the joint space. However, because the medial and lateral talomalleolar spaces are normally not parallel, the mortise projection (which is colinear with the lateral space) does not provide an accurate radiograph of the medial joint space.
- Publication
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 1999, Vol 81, Issue 3, p364
- ISSN
0021-9355
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2106/00004623-199903000-00008