Hardware-preserving management of early soft-tissue breakdown over stable osteosynthesis: a retrospective single-centre experience.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol · 2026 · PMC13246516 · PMID 42257997

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All three failures occurred at the malleolar site (3/16, 18.8%) versus no failures at non-malleolar sites (0/11, 0%), though this difference did not reach statistical significance (Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.248).

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