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. 1998 Dec;22(6):357–360. doi: 10.1007/s002640050277

The role of fibular length and the width of the ankle mortise in post-traumatic osteoarthrosis after malleolar fracture

A Rukavina 1
PMCID: PMC3619680  PMID: 10093801

Summary

.We assessed the role of fibular length and the width of the ankle mortise as risk factors in the occurrence of post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle joint by comparison of radiographs of the affected and unaffected sides. A shortened fibular malleolus (P<0.01), a wide ankle mortise (P<0.01) and Weber type B fracture (P<0.01) were significantly associated with the development of osteoarthrosis but an elongated fibular (P>0.05) and a narrowing of the ankle mortise (P>0.07) were not.

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Accepted: 8 July 1998


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