--- title: "Percutaneous plating of Weber B fibular fractures. | Sutter Health" description: "Results from 17 patients demonstrated that percutaneous plating is an effective surgical option for treating Weber B distal fibular fractures." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/percutaneous-plate-weber-b-fibula-fx-1055312373" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research) / 3. [Research publications](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications) / 4. Percutaneous plating of Weber B fibular fractures. # Percutaneous plating of Weber B fibular fractures. Saxena A & Yun A. _J Foot Ankle Surg. pii: S1067-2516(16)30393-3. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2016.11.012. \[Epub ahead of print\]_ 2017-01-12 ## Abstract The purpose of the present study was to describe a minimally invasive percutaneous technique for plating Weber B distal fibular fractures and to evaluate its efficacy by measuring patient outcomes and hardware removal rates. The data from 17 patients undergoing percutaneous plating of a distal fibular (Weber B) fracture were prospectively studied. A 4- to 6-hole semitubular plate with 3 screws was used for percutaneously plating. The Roles and Maudsley score was used to assess the patients' activity level. All fibular fractures had healed clinically and radiographically by 8 weeks after surgery. The postoperative Roles and Maudsley scores had improved significantly. The time required to return to activity was 4.3 ± 2.0 months. Hardware removal was required in 3 patients during the study period, which had an average of almost 4 years postoperatively. The results of the present study have demonstrated that percutaneous plating is an effective surgical option for treating Weber B distal fibular fractures. [PubMed abstract](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28089595) ## Research topics - [Disease Management](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?query=%22%5C%22Disease+Management%5C%22%22) - [Musculoskeletal Disorders](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?query=%22%5C%22Musculoskeletal+Disorders%5C%22%22) ## Related publications [View all publications](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?verticalKey=research_publication) - Publication ### [Fixation of osteoporotic distal fibula fractures: A biomechanical comparison of locking versus conventional plates.](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/fixation-osteoporotic-distal-fibula-fx-1055312983) Kim T, Ayturk UM, Haskell A, Miclau T, Puttlitz CM. 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