Distal femoral fractures are increasingly observed in the elderly population, often presenting with osteoporotic bone characteristics. Surgical fixation remains the gold standard, with lateral locking ...

Bayern Munich playmaker Jamal Musiala is set to be sidelined for at least four months with a fractured fibula suffered at the Club World Cup. The Germany international sustained the injury in Bayern’s ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragon 28, Inc. (NYSE: FNA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Phantom® Fibula Nail System, designed to give surgeons a less invasive option to treat the ...

1 Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China 2 Model Worker and Craftsman Talent Innovation Workshop of Sichuan Province, West ...

746 unique studies were identified of which four randomized-controlled trials and six retrospective studies were included. Nine studies compared alignment after tibia fixation with or without fibula ...

Traditional approaches to treat Critical-Sized bone Defects (CSDs) of the foot and ankle are cancellous bone allografts, vascularized autografts, induced membrane or Masquelet technique, and bone ...

1 Department of Surgery, Provincial General Reference Hospital of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2 Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic ...