Ankle Fracture

Assessment and management of ankle fractures.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

MusculoskeletalOrthopaedicsEmergency Medicine

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG37]: Fractures (complex): assessment and management

NICE guideline [NG38]: Fractures (non-complex): assessment and management

ACR Appropriateness Criteria on acute trauma to the ankle

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons' Clinical Consensus Statement: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis During Foot and Ankle Surgery

Consensus of the 10th Round Table Stratford upon Avon, June 2023

Consensus on managing open ankle fractures in the frail patient

Guideline summary - Fractures (Non-Complex): Assessment and Management