Surgery of the ankle has reached the stage where reconstruction of malunions are not only possible but advisable. It is becoming more evident that if done early, and if done before the onset of arthritic changes, good results can be obtained. Certainly it is far more preferable to restore a malunited ankle to a functional level than to allow the patient to continue to experience pain and to wait until degenerative arthritis requires that an arthrodesis be performed.
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