title: Adult-type bimalleolar ankle fracture in children: report of two cases.
abstract: Ankle fractures patterns in children may vary depending on the maturity of the distal tibial and fibular physis. Bimalleolar ankle fracture is an exceedingly rare fracture pattern in children and has been reported once in the current English literature. Two further adolescents with bimalleolar ankle fracture are reported. Although these fractures are rare, surgeons should be aware of these atypical fracture patterns. Herein, the underlying physiology and the mechanism of injury of ankle fractures in children are discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Therapeutic, Level IV, Case study.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey (FG, OK, AT).
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celiktas
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D064386:Ankle Fractures; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000502:physiology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Lauge-Hansen classification; Tachjdian–Dias classification; ankle fracture; bimalleolar fracture; children