TAMPA, Fla. — Presented results found no differences in outcomes for patients receiving operative vs. nonoperative management of unstable medial malleolar fractures at 1 year.
“Unstable bi and trimalleolar fractures are generally treated with medial malleolar fixation,” William M. Oliver, MBBS, MRCSE, said in his presentation at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. “However, due to concerns regarding softtissue and implant-related complications, several authors have proposed a role for nonoperative treatment of well-reduced medial fractures following