| Summary: | In adults the complex fractures of the ankle joint have been thoroughly discussed and there are several therapeutic schedules proposed. Weber distinguished three types of ankle joint fractures according to the type of fibular fractures. In agreement with this classification we are certain that fibula is an important element of the immature ankle joint. We concentrated on the anatomy of immature ankle joint, especially on the mutual position of the distal fibular physis and the plane of the tibiotalar joint. The results are summarized as follows: 9.1. AUTOPSY At first we performed autopsy of six ankle joints in stillborns in which there were no orthopaedic and/or neurological lesions. We paid attention to anatomy of the distal tibiofibular junction. Two adult ankles were anatomised for correlation the findings. We ascertained, that in all preparations there was articulation between tibia and fibula, as it is formerly described in the literature. In all six stillborn joints we found well formed ligaments of the distal tibiofibular junction: anterior, posterior and interosseal tibiofibular ligaments. The anterior and posterior tibiofibular ligaments begin at the anterior, respectively posterior surface of the distal tibial epiphysis and terminate at the anterior, respectively posterior surface of the distal...
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