In general, the side of the ankle subject to compression forces ... fixation is usually unnecessary if the medial and lateral malleolar fractures can be anatomically reduced and firmly fixed ...

Among the earliest observations on the pathomechanics of ankle injuries were those ... in the sagittal plane, though the lateral malleolar fracture runs posteriorly and upward, whereas the medial ...

85% of all ankle injuries concern the lateral ankle complex. However differential diagnosis suggests the examination of fractures such as at the malleolus, fifth metatarsal, navicular, anterior ...

Time to weight-bear showed no significant link with complication rates after fixation for ankle fracture ... between the complex fracture group and the isolated malleolar fracture group.