Abstract:

[Abstract]   Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious complication of fractures. The incidence of ankle fracture
which occurs most frequently intra-articular is200/100000, about 3.9% of all fractures. Domestic and foreign reports of
ankle fractures and DVT were allocated and analyzed to review their correlation. Furthermore, different methods of rou?tined thromboprophylaxis was discussed. DVT incident after ankle fractures and the necessity of routined thromboprophy?laxis were reviewed. DVT incidence after ankle fractures was low and routine thromboprophylaxis was not necessary to all ankle fracture patients except the ones who had risk factors of thrombosis which could induce DVT.

Key words: ankle, fractures, bone, thrombosis