Plate versus screw fixation and long-term ankle osteoarthritis in posterior malleolar fractures: A Bartoníček-based cohort study.

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · 2026 · PMC13059639 · PMID 41993008

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( Table 4 ) In patients with simple fracture patterns, screw fixation demonstrated a trend toward higher osteoarthritis risk compared with plate fixation, although this did not reach statistical significance (adjusted OR 10.0; p=0.078).

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