title: Malleolar fractures: nonoperative versus operative treatment. A controlled study.
abstract: Ninety-two intra-articular ankle fractures were randomly selected for either open reduction and internal fixation or closed reduction and plaster cast. The patients were followed for an average of seven years. The initial course was more favorable in surgically reduced fractures. However, follow-up examinations showed little difference in results between the two forms of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography