Fracture of the ankle is frequently encounted in clinical practice. For its therapy it the necessary not only to repair the joint anatomically but also to stabilize joint on loading the body. Sixty cases of ankle fractures were treated surgically in our hospital from 1982 to 1988. The patients were studied according to the classification of fracture by Lauge-Hansen. The clinical results were good in 34 cases, fair in 17 cases, poor in 2 cases by Burwell.
