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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 65-B, Issue 3 | Pages 329 - 332
1 May 1983
Beauchamp C Clay N Thexton P

A review is presented of the results of treatment in 126 patients over 50 years of age who had suffered a displaced fracture of the ankle. Operative fixation achieved better fracture positions than conservative management, but was associated with a very high complication rate in women. Examination of 86 of the patients more than two years after injury showed little difference in function after conservative or operative treatment.