Ankle Arthrodesis Nail Combined with Locking Compression Plate to Stabilize Two-Level Pathologic Tibial Fractures

摘要

Treatment of fragility fractures of the distal tibia in the elderly is demanding because of osteopenic bone quality, the delicate soft tissue cuff and frequent critical circulation. We report the case of two-level tibial pseudarthroses in an style="font-family:Verdana;"> 83 style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;">- style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;">year style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;">->>>> style="font-family:""> style="font-family:Verdana;">old woman caused by multiple myeloma successfully stabilized by a long style="font-family:Verdana;">ankle arthrodesis nail combined with locking compression plate style="font-family:Verdana;">osteosynthesis. This case is unique style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;">, style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> as to our best knowledge style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;">, style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> style="font-family:Verdana;"> herein>>>> style="font-family:""> style="font-family:Verdana;"> diaphyseal fractures were style="font-family:Verdana;">treated for the first time using a technique reported hitherto primarily for style="font-family:Verdana;"> fragility ankle and pilon fractures.