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. 2020 May 25;21:9. doi: 10.1186/s10195-020-00547-7

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Fig. 2 — a Preoperative AP ankle radiograph of 45-year-old female patient with a bimalleolar fracture at initial admission (black arrows showing fractures); b Lateral malleolar fracture fixed with plate and screws and medial malleolar fracture fixed with two bioabsorbable Mg screws. At 1.5-month follow-up, gas shadows were observed around screws (white arrows); c At 7th month visit, fracture was united, and significant decrease in gas shadows was seen; d At 20th month follow-up, almost no gas shadows were visible; e At final follow-up, faded silhouette of screws was hardly noticeable