The distance between the anterior and posterior edges of the fibula at a lateral internal rotation of 15 is associated with postoperative malreduction in patients with an ankle joint fracture combined with a lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury.
Liu Z, Gao W, Zhang X, Wang W, Tan M, Qiu E, Cai A.
Unstable weber B Ankle fracture with a deltoid ligament rupture - ORIF of the fibula with no repair of the deltoid ligament versus ORIF of the fibula but operative repair of the deltoid ligament.
Dodd A, Halai M, Buckley R.
Injury. 2022 Feb;53(2):221-223. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.12.037. Epub 2021 Dec 25.
PMID:34991864
Posterior pilon fracture treated by opening the fibula fracture gap.