Double pins and small wood splints were used for fixational traction to treat unstable fractures of tibia and fibula in 60 cases.Average time of the clinical healing was 8.4 weeks.No non-union or delayed union was observed. The function of knee joint and ankle joint were normal.Infection occurred in 5 cases.In 3 of them only the superficial part was involved.In the remaining 2 cases,deep intection was found.Angulation deformity greater than 15° was found in 1 case.Angulation deformity less than 10° was foun...