What is the best surgical treatment for the geriatric patient with a severe ankle or pilon fracture - TTC nail or ORIF?

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University of Calgary, 0490 McCaig Tower, Foothills Hospital, 3134 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, T2N 5A1 Canada. Electronic address:

Published: December 2024

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