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Computed tomography is helpful to evaluate for concomitant osseous changes and soft-tissue infection.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u00bb Nonoperative management may be considered for low-demand, elderly, or comorbid patients for whom surgery and anesthesia are contraindicated. However, the presence of comorbidities alone should not necessarily preclude operative intervention. Given the overall poor results of nonoperative treatment in the neuropathic ankle fracture population, operative intervention may in fact be less risky to the patient.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u00bb The authors have 2 preferred treatment techniques. For cases in which the vascular supply and bone stock are adequate, open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with locking fixation for the fibula, a medial buttress\/hook plate with lag screws for the medial malleolus, multiple syndesmotic screws for additional fixation even in the absence of a syndesmotic injury, and temporary transfixation Steinmann pins from the calcaneus into the tibia are used. 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