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Review
. 2011 Aug;114(8):681-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00113-011-2023-9.

[Ankle fractures in the elderly]

[Article in German]
J Pichl  1 , R Hoffmann
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Review

[Ankle fractures in the elderly]

[Article in German]
J Pichl et al. Unfallchirurg. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

There has been a significant increase in the incidence and severity of ankle fractures in the elderly population in the last few decades. Classification and diagnostic procedures in the elderly are not different from standards in younger patients. We provide an overview of the characteristic features of treatment of ankle fractures in the elderly. An algorithm for therapy of ankle fractures in the elderly is presented.

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