Absence of the medial malleolus. A case report with a 20-year follow-up study.
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.
Hernigou
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Henri Mondor Hospital, Cŕeteil, France.
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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