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Review Question - QID 219172

Ankle Fractures Diabetic Ankle Fractures (with or without Neuropathy) Operative treatment QID: 219172 (SBQ23TR.56)
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QID 219172 (Type "219172" in App Search)
You are consulted on a 64-year-old male who has sustained an unstable bimalleolar ankle fracture. He has a past medical history of poorly controlled type II diabetes (A1c 9.8) with profound neuropathy. He is uncertain when the injury originally occurred, but he has soft-tissue ulcerations overlying the medial and lateral aspects of his ankle. After discussion with the patient, you decide to treat the patient's injury with a tibiotalocalcaneal fusion with a hindfoot nail. Which of the following is the optimal fusion position of the patient's foot and ankle?
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