Headless Compression Screw Fixation of Vertical Medial Malleolus Fractures is Superior to Unicortical Screw Fixation

The authors report no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this article.

Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank AO North America for the North American Resident Research award that helped to fund the synthetic sawbones required for this project. The authors would also like to thank DePuy Synthes and Acumed for supplying hardware for the internal fixation constructs.

Dr. Wegner and Dr. Maitra are Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, Dr. Wolinsky is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Mr. Robbins is a Medical Student, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California. Ms. Garcia is a Lab Manager, JD Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California. Dr. Amanatullah is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California.

Address correspondence to: Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, 450 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063-6342 (tel, 650-723-2257; email, dfa@stanford.edu).

Adam M.Wegner, MD, PhD Philip R. Wolinsky, MD Michael A. Robbins, BS Tanya C. Garcia, MS Sukanta Maitra, MD Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD . Headless Compression Screw Fixation of Vertical Medial Malleolus Fractures is Superior to Unicortical Screw Fixation. Am J Orthop. August 29, 2018