Does Fracture Obliquity in Weber B Fibula Fractures Correlate with Mortise Instability?

The diagnosis of instability in the apparent, isolated Weber B fibula fracture presenting with an anatomic mortise can be challenging and often necessitates stress radiography. Whether gravity or external rotation stress testing is performed, issues such as patient discomfort, increased radiation exposure, cost, additional time and delayed office throughput are not insignificant. Recently, Nortunen et al. examined radiographic characteristics of non-stress radiographs and concluded that patients with noncomminuted lateral malleolar fractures could be diagnosed with a stable mortise without stress testing when fracture displacement was
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research