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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Fibula fixation and supplementary reduction techniques used during fixation

From: The semi-extended infrapatellar intramedullary nailing of distal tibia fractures: a randomized clinical trial

 

HFIP (n = 45)

SEIP (n = 43)

P value

Fibular fixation, n (%)

20 (44.4%)

15 (34.9%)

0.360

Supplementary reduction techniques

 Blocking screws, n (%)

8 (17.8%)

7 (16.3%)

0.852

 Percutaneous clamps, n (%)

12 (26.7%)

11 (25.6%)

0.908

 Plate for provisional fixation, n (%)

5 (11.1%)

4 (9.3%)

0.780

  1. SEIP semi-extended infrapatellar, HFIP hyperflexed infrapatellar, SD standard deviation