Table 1: Recovery after corrective surgery of ankle deformity caused by premature physeal closure of distal fibula in a 15-year-old boy 7 years after the injury.

	Examiner	Function
Six weeks	Orthopaedic surgeon	Walks with a limp. Stable ankle.
Two months	Physiotherapist	Does not need pain medication. Walks without crutches. Decreased ankle range of motion.
Four months	Physiotherapist	Normal gait and symmetrical ankle joint range of motion.
Six months	Orthopaedic surgeon	Returned to work and sports 4 months from surgery. No pain. Normal gait, toe- and heel walking.
Eighteen months	Orthopaedic surgeon	Discomfort from hardware. Osteotomy completely healed on radiographs