Although this technique is comparable to minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis in the tibia or femur, it appears to be more difficult as a result of small bone size. As a result, we reserve this technique for selected complex fractures of the distal fibula with critical soft tissue conditions.
Acromion fractures after RSA are serious complications that have the potential to cause severe shoulder function impairment. Our fixation technique for anatomic lateral and basal acromion reconstruction was used safely to treat three patients with poor shoulder function due to secondary dislocation or non-unions.
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