Comment on kritsaneephaiboon et al.: Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal tibial fracture using a posterolateral approach: A cadaveric study and preliminary report

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Dear editor, We have read with great interest the article entitled "Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal tibial fracture using a posterolateral approach: a cadaveric study and preliminary report" by Kritsaneephaiboon et al. [1]. They described a posterolateral approach combined with the MIPO technique to treat distal tibial fracture in one patient and the anatomical relationships between the posterior tibial artery, tibial nerve, sural nerve, lesser saphenous vein and the plate in a cadaveric study. They concluded that this protocol could be a reasonable and safe treatment option for distal tibial fractures (including the plion fractures) with anterior soft-tissue problem. However, there are some concerns regarding this study.