Describe the conservative treatment.
Indications: stable, closed, isolated malleollar fractures
Definitive management: short leg cast or walking boot for 4–6 weeks
Describe the surgical treatment.
Indications
Unstable fractures (e.g., displaced fractures); See “Classification” for other types of unstable fractures.
Open fractures
Definitive management
Open reduction and internal fixation
External fixation
List complications.
General complications of fractures
Damage to the peroneal nerve or saphenous nerve
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis
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