title: Fibulectomy, tibial shortening, and ankle arthrodesis as an alternative treatment of nonhealing wounds following open ankle fracture in compromised elderly adults.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rautenberg
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Noam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siev
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saadeh
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY, USA Kenneth.Egol@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Egol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
keywords: and ankle arthrodesis; elderly; tibial shortening; trauma