title: Delayed union following stress fracture of the distal fibula secondary to rotational malunion of lateral malleolar fracture.
abstract: We present a case of delayed union following stress fracture of the distal fibula secondary to rotational malunion of a lateral malleolar fracture. The patient underwent operative excision of the nonunion, plating with autogenous iliac bone grafting, and correction of the malrotation of the distal fibular fragment. The fracture healed, and the patient was asymptomatic with full range of motion at follow-up. This report documents an unusual etiology, "external malrotation," for delayed union of a fibular stress fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Allegheny University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Guille
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Uthaman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012399:Rotation