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Posterior Malleolus: Plate order. Michael J. Gardner, MD Professor & Vice Chairman Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA. But first…. No indirect anatomic reduction after fixing malleoli. Affects syndesmosis. Bumps.
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Posterior Malleolus: Plate order Michael J. Gardner, MD Professor & Vice Chairman Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA
Fibula through same interval • Sural nerve
No direct articular access • Key in apex • Fluoro for articular congruity
MYTH! But it’s more difficult to reduce the posterior malleolus first if the fibula is displaced…