Fig. 8.
Intra-operative images of a multi-fragmentary fracture treated with plate and screws: a arthrotomy showing the sunken thalamus and the inferior talar articular surface; b lifting and reduction of the thalamus, and removal of small fragments of the external cortex; c synthesis of the fracture with a metal plate with two points to be inserted in the intact cortex and put in compression with a screw (Orthopaedic Department of Padua, 1965)