Use of a posterior antiglide plate in a pediatric ankle fracture: a case report.
The authors describe the case of a 13-year-old male with a Salter-Harris II fracture-subluxation of the fibula. Open reduction and internal fixation with a posterior antiglide plate achieved mortise stability and avoided penetration of the fibular physis by fixation devices. After searching the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library databases, to our knowledge, there have been no published reports describing the advantages associated with the use of a posterior antiglide plate for fixation of the immature fibula.
Fleming
Justin J
JJ
Jefferson Health System-Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Kooner
Rajdeep K
RK
Soondar
Stephen
S
D000293:Adolescent; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001860:Bone Plates; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery