Fractures of the lateral malleolus – a retrospective before-and-after study of treatment and resource utilization following the implementation of a structured treatment algorithm

Table 1 The main features of the TA with recommendations for each fracture group or subgroup

AO/OTA-group/subgroup	Stability	Treatmentplan	Weight-bearing	Follow-up	Radiographic examination
A1	Stable	Ankle brace	Full	4 w	None
B1.1	Stable	Ankle orthosis		4 w	None
B1.2	Possibly unstable	Cast		6 w	One week
B1.3	Possibly unstable	Cast		6 w	One week
A2	Unstable	Surgery	Full	3 w	Postoperatively
A3
B2
B3			Partial weight-bearing for 3 weeks
C1
C2
C3

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