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| Author | Years | Type of design | Case | Average | Open fracture: closed fracture | Type of surgery | Average follow-up | Assessment |
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| Francesco et al. [23] | 2018 | Prospective cohort study | Fibular fixation: 49
No fibular fixation: 38 | Fibular fixation: 56.4
No fibular fixation: 59.8 | No open fractures | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and plating fixation for fibular | 18 months | Rotational alignment and valgus/varus and posterior/anterior angulations |
| Michael et al. [21] | 2017 | Retrospective study | Fibular fixation: 166
No fibular fixation: 174 | Fibular fixation: 166
No fibular fixation: 174 | Fibular fixation: 93 : 73
No fibular fixation: 95 : 79 | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and plating fixation for fibular | 21 months | Time to union, delayed union, and nonunion |
| Mohammad et al. [22] | 2017 | Randomized controlled study | Fibular fixation: 24
No fibular fixation: 25 | Fibular fixation: 36.9
No fibular fixation: 34.8 | No open fractures | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and 3.5 mm DCP fixation for fibula | 9 months | Valgus/varus and posterior/anterior angulations and nonunion |
| Benjamin et al. [26] | 2015 | Retrospective study | Fibular fixation: 15
No fibular fixation: 83 | Fibular fixation: 42.8
No fibular fixation: 40.3 | Fibular fixation: 1 : 14
No fibular fixation: 30 : 53 | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and plating fixation for fibular | 117 months | Valgus/varus and posterior/anterior angulations and nonunion |
| Berlusconi et al. [20] | 2014 | Retrospective study | Fibular fixation: 26
No fibular fixation: 34 | Fibular fixation: 47.12
No fibular fixation: 44 | Fibular fixation: 9 : 17
No fibular fixation: 10 : 24 | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and plating fixation for fibular | >6 months | Nonunion |
| Manish et al. [24] | 2013 | Randomized controlled study | Fibular fixation: 30
No fibular fixation: 30 | NA | Fibular fixation: 14 : 16
No fibular fixation: 12 : 18 | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and 3.5 mm DCP fixation for fibula | 18 months | Rotational alignment and valgus/varus and posterior/anterior angulations |
| Rouhani et al. [25] | 2012 | Randomized controlled study | Fibular fixation: 24
No fibular fixation: 29 | Fibular fixation: 24.2
No fibular fixation: 28.6 | Fibular fixation: 11 : 13
No fibular fixation: 17 : 12 | Interlocking intramedullary nail for tibia and 3.5 mm DCP fixation for fibula | 6 months | Valgus/varus and posterior/anterior angulations and nonunion |
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