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How Obesity Affects Need for Syndesmotic Fixation in Malleolar Ankle Fractures and Ankle Fracture Severity

CATEGORY: Ankle; Trauma INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE: Obesity affects lower extremity fracture care through increased mechanical loading and has subsequently been associated with higher complication rates following surgical management. However, the association between BMI and need for syndesmotic fixation i...

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Autores principales: Goodloe, Jonathan B., Caughman, Alexander, Traven, Sophia A., Slone, Harris, Gross, Christopher E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8696311/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00232