Abstract:Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Truly isolated Weber B distal fibula fractures are stable injuries that usually recover well following non- operative treatment, however the concern over the possibility of a medial ligament injury, and ankle instability has traditionally lead to regular surveillance in the fracture clinics to exclude delayed talar shift developing. After recent studies suggesting this risk is low we introduced a new functional treatment protocol and present our early results. Meth… Show more
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