New Patel–Dhillon Classification System Developed for Ankle Malunion

Imagine a bone in your ankle that healed crooked after it broke.

This is called ankle malunion.

A doctor named Dr. Patel created a new way to describe all the different ways an ankle bone can heal crooked.

He calls it the Patel-Dhillon classification.

This helps other doctors figure out the best way to fix the crooked bone.

Sometimes they might fuse the joint, which stops movement but stops pain.

Other times, they can try to fix the bone so the joint can still move.

This new system helps doctors choose the right fix to keep the ankle working as well as possible.