Open reduction internal fixation (orif) is a surgery to fix severely broken bones. It’s only used for serious fractures that cannot be treated with a cast or splint. It’s only used for serious ...

The best treatment for ankle fractures in older patients has always remained elusive. However, current research indicates there is improved function with open reduction and internal fixation compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The growing anatomy of a pediatric patient with a complicated acute ankle fracture can lead to considerable ...

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to repair broken bones that need to be put back together. During the surgery, some form of hardware is used to hold the bone in ...

Ankle fractures, particularly those involving the distal fibula, represent a significant portion of lower‐limb injuries worldwide. Traditional treatment involves open reduction and internal fixation ...

Femoral neck plays an important in weight bearing and movement. ORIF and CRIF are the two common techniques to cure femoral neck fracture. The results of the present meta-analysis showed that there ...

A trimalleolar ankle fracture is when your ankle breaks in three separate places. Only 7% of all ankle breaks are trimalleolar ankle fractures. They are rare, and they are among the worst kinds of ...

Background. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between healing rate, avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head and two reductions-open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) and closed ...