Fractures in the level of the ankle are among the most common fractures. A separate entity is associated fractures at the level of the ankle joint with fractures of the lower leg. The aim is to determine what the impact of certain preoperative factors [length preoperative period, the complications of surgical treatment and antibiotics] the length of postoperative hospital stays. This retrospective study included patients were treated surgically with associated fracture of the lower leg and ankle in the Department of Orthopedics and grammatology KBC Zemun between 2003rd by 2011. and were divided into three groups according to the duration of preoperative hospital stay. The length of postoperative hospital stay significantly affect the time to completion of the operation (ρ = 0.405, p <0.01) for the occurrence of complications (ρ = 0.465, p <0.01) and duration of antibiotic use (ρ = 0.580, p <0, 01). The average length of hospital stay in patients with complications was 19 registered (Med 18) days, whereas in patients without complications 10 registered (Med 9) days. There was a statistically significant difference in the length of hospital recovery compared to various complications (log rank = 35.74, DF = 5, p <0, 01). It is these fractures that previously disposed of as such a treatment leads to less frequent complications, a shorter stay in hospital patients and therefore lower costs of the treatment.

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