Fig. 1.

Radiographs images of the right lateral malleolus over the course of treatment. a Anteroposterior radiograph of the patient at the first visit after trauma; b two months after the trauma, radiograph shows massive osteolysis and obvious soft-tissue edema at right distal tibiofibular; c one month after medical treatment, radiograph shows arrest of the osteolysis process; d seven months after medical treatment, radiograph shows shrinkage of the lesion and ossifications and sclerosis; e eight years after reconstruction surgery, radiograph shows rigid internal fixation with primary union without disease progression