In 1922, Ashhurst and Bromer [14] provided the first comprehensive classification of ankle fractures ... injuries were bimalleolar, and third degree injuries were supramalleolar fractures ...

In terms of treatment outcomes ... side of the ankle that provides stability to the joint. Bimalleolar Fracture: A type of ankle fracture that involves both the lateral and medial malleoli.

Because of the absence of radiography and the inchoate state of biomechanics, knowledge of ankle injuries ... the term "Pott's fracture" has often been applied to bimalleolar fractures; however ...