Ankle Fractures:Supination-Eversion Fractures Stage II Primary and Late Results of Operative and Non-Operative Treatment

Abstract

Patients (69) with stage II supination-eversion ankle fractures, 34 treated by operation and 35 treated conservatively, were seen at follow-up after 3-10 yr. There was no statistically significant difference between the results of the 2 methods. Larger series and perhaps a longer observation time are probably needed to decide whether the displacement of the lateral malleolus as a result of non-operative treatment affords the same possibility of unhindered ankle function as union of the lateral malleolus in the anatomical position obtained by operation.