LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Data presented here showed early postoperative weight-bearing after open reduction and internal fixation for unstable ankle fractures was not associated with major complications among older patients.
“From this study, we can see that geriatric patients who underwent early postoperative weight-bearing after ankle open reduction and internal fixation had no major complications and a relatively small number of soft tissue complications,” Valerie Carbajal, MD, said in her presentation at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.
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