[Psychological evaluation in patients treated with external fixator].

Objective: To establish whether complications in treatment, readmissions and reinterventions are related to psychological disturbances. To determine if the type, age and time of use are related to psychological aspects.

Material And Methods: Retrospective, observational and transversal study in patients treated with external fixator in the period from 2005 to 2010.

[Functional comparison in the treatment of Weber type B ankle fractures with suture device versus screw].

Background: Ten percent of all ankle fractures, 20% of the fractures treated surgically, and 1-18% of all sprains involve a syndesmosis injury. The methods used for reduction are metal or bioabsorbable syndesmotic set screws, direct repair, and sutures with or without buttons. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical function of patients who sustained Weber B ankle fractures and were treated with the TightRope system or a syndesmotic set screw.