The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2005;87:1885-1886.
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Ankle Stress Test for Predicting the Need for Surgical Fixation of Isolated Fibular Fractures: Statistical Analysis

John J. Hermans, MSc, MD, Annechien Beumer, MD and Paul G.H. Mulder, PhD

Corresponding author:
John J. Hermans, MSc, MD
Erasmus MC
P.O. Box 2040
3000 CA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
j.j.hermans@erasmusmc.nl

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Ankle Stress Test for Predicting the Need for Surgical Fixation of Isolated Fibular Fractures: Statistical Analysis

John J. Hermans, MSc, MD, Annechien Beumer, MD and Paul G.H. Mulder, PhD

Corresponding author:
John J. Hermans, MSc, MD
Erasmus MC
P.O. Box 2040
3000 CA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
j.j.hermans@erasmusmc.nl

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To The Editor:

With great interest, we read the article "Ankle Stress Test for Predicting the Need for Surgical Fixation of Isolated Fibular Fractures" (2004;86:2393-8), by Egol et al., about the use of the ankle stress test for detecting injury of the deltoid ligament. Assessment of the integrity of the deltoid ligament is of importance when classifying an isolated fracture of the fibula. In the case of supination-eversion trauma, it means the difference between an SE-II and an SE-IV-stage injury and a recommendation for nonoperative and operative treatment, respectively.Go


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We would like to comment on the statistical analysis. Probably due to a slip of the pen, the specificity in this report is defined as the number of cases with a negative clinical sign divided by the total number of cases with a medial clear space of ≥4 mm. With correction of the medial clear . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Mohana Amirtharajah, MD, Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD, Edward L. Capla, MD and Kenneth J. Koval, MD

Corresponding author: Kenneth A. Egol, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Hospital for Joint Diseases
301 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
ljegol@att.net


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Ankle Stress Test for Predicting the Need for Surgical Fixation of Isolated Fibular Fractures
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