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2016, Number 3

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Medisur 2016; 14 (3)

Treatment of a fracture-dislocation of the ankle using RALCA® External Fixator

Truffin RY, Requeiro MJJ, Gerardo ÁT

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 328-333
PDF size: 210.88 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The association of ankle fractures with a dislocation modifies their therapeutic management since the joint must not remain in such abnormal position for more than six hours and therefore, urgent surgical treatment is needed. The case of a 30-year-old woman treated at the "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima" Hospital in Cienfuegos is presented. The patient presented with a severe fracture-dislocation of the right ankle with a supra-syndesmotic fibular fracture, a syndesmotic injury, a deltoid ligament injury and a tibial plafond fracture resulting from a bicycle fall. The fracture-dislocation was stabilized by using a RALCA® external mini-fixator. Full recovery was achieved five months after surgery. In our service, we may not have the devices most commonly used for fixation of ankle injuries at a given moment; therefore, external fixation becomes a viable option to correct this type of fractures. For this reason, we decided to present this case that demonstrates the effectiveness of the RALCA® external fixator.


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