title: Internal fixation of the oblique, osteoporotic fracture of the lateral malleolus.
abstract: A simple technique of internal fixation for Weber type B fractures of the lateral malleolus in the elderly osteoporotic patient is described.
authors.affiliation: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001860:Bone Plates; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*