Fig. (1) The X-ray images of typical plating cases. (A) a 47-year-old female with Type A1 left distal tibia fracture and proximal fibula fracture due to a traffic accident. a: The prooperative radiographs is shown; b: The fracture was treated with a locking plate (LCP). The fracture healed 4 moths after the operation. (B) a 44-year-old female with Type A1 right distal tibial fracture and fibula fracture due to a traffic accident. a: the preoperative radiographs is show; b: The fractures were treated with two non-locking plates (DCP) for the tibial and fibula. The fractures healed 3 months after the operation.