There is an increasing incidence of high velocity trauma to the ankle region resulting in not only malleolar fractures but also pilon fractures. Due to severe soft tissue trauma, minimally invasive techniques for fixation of pilon fractures have evolved requiring use of pre-contoured plates. The current study has been carried out to ascertain the various anthropometric parameters to help in designing of such implants. Twenty seven Cadaveric tibia and radiographs of ankles of twenty volunteers formed the material for the study. The length and width of medial malleolus in coronal and Sagittal planes, the angles subtended by various bends of the medial surface of medial malleolus in radiographs of cadaveric tibia and volunteers were measured. The data collected has been recorded and analyzed. It is hoped that the measurement of the various parameters will be of value for scientific designing of implants for fixation of pilon fractures
