title: Treatment of ankle fractures--our results.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Break ankle today is becoming more frequent. There is a dilemma to operate immediately upon receipt or delayed surgical treatment for a day or two.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This work aims at showing the importance of the anatomy, mechanism of injury, injury classification, diagnostic and therapeutic methods in treatment of brake ankle from our experience.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the past year in our clinic there were 30 patients treated for all types of ankle fractures, and these patients were divided in two groups. Patients of the first group are those immediately operated, and the second group were with delayed surgery. The results showed that the patients of the first group had better healing, fewer complications, better and faster rehabilitation. Second groups of patients were with complications in terms dehiscence of wounds, bad healing fracture and DVT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results showed that better result in the treatment of ankle fractures is achieved by aggressive treatment immediately after trauma, with reconstruction of articular surface and tibiofibular syndesmosis with early rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Haris
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vranic
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadzimehmedagic
authors.forename: Ismet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gavrankapetanovic
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zjakic
authors.forename: Adnana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult