Fig. 1
From: Immediate continuous passive motion after internal fixation of an ankle fracture
Anteroposterior radiograph of a Weber C trimalleolar fracture of the ankle in a 48-year-old patient (a), treated surgically by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). Immediately after surgery a CPM machine was applied to the operated ankle. Six months later, the fractures had healed perfectly (b). At follow-up, 10 years later, the patient had a complete range of motion of the ankle, with minor radiographic signs of osteoarthritis (c-d)