Haraguchi classification
{{short description|Method to classify an ankle fracture}}
The Haraguchi classification is a system of categorizing posterior malleolus fractures.{{cite journal | title=Pathoanatomy of posterior malleolar fractures of the ankle |vauthors=Haraguchi N, Haruyama H, Toga H, Kato F | journal=J Bone Joint Surg Am | year=2006 | volume=88 | issue=5 | pages=1085–92 | pmid=16651584 | doi=10.2106/jbjs.e.00856}}
Classification
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Type
! Description |
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I
| Posterolateral-oblique type |
II
| Medial-extension type |
III
| Small-shell type |