Missed fractures–the role of routine CT Scan in tri and bimalleolar fractures.

Posttraumatic osteoarthrosis is the main reason for early ankle arthrosis. We consider is it only caused by nonanatomic reposition of the fractures or maybe overlooked pathologies like loose bodies, Tillaux fractures or syndesmosis injuries take part of it. Nowadays more often Experts postulate to diagnose this type of fractures based on CT in every single case, because of great risk of missed coexisting fractures and it might reduce the risk of early osteoarthritis.