Ankle Fractures · Ortho Skills (Real Life)

Q-12 · Ankle Fractures · trauma · A–E keys

A Weber B fibula fracture has no talar shift on the injury mortise. Medial clear space looks borderline. Soft tissues are friendly. The decision that actually matters is:

• A.Whether three malleoli are broken — if only one, always non-op
• B.Whether the talus will stay reduced under the plafond; stress if uncertain
• C.Immediate volar plating of the fibula in the ED
• D.Ignoring the syndesmosis if the medial malleolus is intact