title: Absence of the medial malleolus. A case report with a 20-year follow-up study.
abstract: This may be the second case report of the absence of the medial malleolus in the orthopedic literature. A six-year-old girl had an open fracture with a loss of the medial malleolus. During the 20-year follow-up study, she had no instability of the ankle, as in the first report, but after time she developed degenerative arthritis in the tibiotalar articulation.
authors.affiliation: Henri Mondor Hospital, Cŕeteil, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hernigou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goutallier
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology