Published results showed time to weight-bearing after open reduction and internal fixation in patients with ankle fractures ...

Closed reduction by reversal of the injuring forces is often successful for those abduction-external rotation injuries in which the medial malleolar fracture is below the level of the plafond ...

Medial malleolar fractures are injuries that occur at the inner part of the ankle, specifically involving the medial malleolus, which is the bony prominence on the inner side of the ankle.

Lateral malleolus fracture: This is the most common type of ankle fracture. It is a break of the lateral malleolus, the knobby bump on the outside of the ankle (in the lower portion of the fibula).

Displaced medial malleolar fractures, either in isolation or as part of an unstable ankle fracture dislocation, are conventionally treated with internal fixation. We outline the case of a 76-year-old ...

A lateral malleolus (muh-LEE-uh-lus) fracture is a type of broken ankle that happens when part of the fibula just above the ankle joint fractures. The bony knobs on the inside and outside of the ankle ...

Radiographs of the ankle revealed an intra-articular fracture of the calcaneus with a bi-malleolar fracture of the same foot. Radiographs of the foot taken afterwards revealed fractures of the fourth ...

Additionally, another study highlighted that intramedullary screw fixation for lateral malleolar fractures resulted in shorter operative times and quicker union compared to plate fixation ...

A case of intraepiphyseal injury (type 7) to the lateral malleolus in a 11 year old child is described. This rare injury cannot be classified by commonly used Salter Harris classification for ...

It was learned earlier today that Saelemaekers fractured the medial malleolus of his right ankle. The injury will require ...

A displaced fracture of only one malleolus must be accompanied by ligamentous injury of either the deltoid or syndesmotic ligaments, or both. When there is only one break in the ring of the ankle ...