Open Medial Ankle Fracture-Dislocation with intact Syndesmosis treated by Triangular External Fixation: a case report

Abstract

Ankle joint Fracture-Dislocation is relatively frequent phenomenon usually from high energy trauma and sports accident in young or low energy in the old. These injuries are uncommonly open and necessitate early total care. Rarely do we have open medial Fracture-Dislocations and an intact syndesmosis. We present a case of open Medial Fractures-dislocation in a middle age man from road traffic accidents with an intact syndesmosis seen a few days after injury. Definitive treatment of triangular makeshift external fixation was done with acceptable results at 12 weeks of review.