

A Follow-Up Study of 306/321 Consecutive Cases. Operative Treatment of Ankle Fracture-Dislocations. The fracture can be one clean break, or it can break the bone into smaller pieces. Fracture and Dislocation Classification Compendium-2018. An ankle fracture is a break of one or more of the bones in the ankle, such as the tibia or fibula. Meinberg E, Agel J, Roberts C, Karam M, Kellam J. (1972) ISBN: 9783456002071 - Google Books Triplane fracture is a combination Salter-Harris II and Tillaux fracture of the distal tibia which occurs in 3 planes. These fractures may be stable or unstable. Die Verletzungen Des Oberen Sprunggelenkes. Ankle fractures occur in the medial or posterior malleolus of the tibia and/or lateral malleolus of the fibula.

Combined Experimental-Surgical and Experimental-Roentgenologic Investigations. doi:10.1097/BLO.0b013e31803dd063 - Pubmed A broken ankle is defined by a fracture, crack, chip, or break in one of the bones of the ankle (including the fibula, tibia, and. Some Few General Remarks on Fractures and Dislocations. Occur where the ligament was injured or torn. These fractures may: Be partial (the bone is only partially cracked, not all the way through) Be complete (the bone is broken through and is in 2 parts) Occur on one or both sides of the ankle. Adult Ankle Fractures-An Increasing Problem? Acta Orthop Scand. An ankle fracture is a break in 1 or more ankle bones. Your ankle joint consists of your tibia, your fibula and your talus. Begin CPR if there's no breathing or heartbeat. Also call for emergency help if: The person is unresponsive, isn't breathing or isn't moving. Epidemiology of Adult Fractures: A Review. An ankle fracture happens when you break one or more bones in your ankle joint. If the broken bone is the result of major trauma or injury, call 911 or your local emergency number. Post-traumatic arthritis has been reported in ~15% of patients despite an anatomic reduction, likely due to chondral injury 7. You may have broken one or more of these bones. Results following the anatomic reduction of a displaced ankle fracture are good. The tibia and fibula they make up the lower part of your leg. AO/OTA classification of malleolar fracturesĪn approach to reading an ankle radiograph can be read here.Despite its ease to identify fractures and decreased inter/intraobserver variability, it has been superseded by two systems of classification which takes into consideration the rotational mechanism of injury and the stability of the fracture each has its own advantages and disadvantages: The first classification system was proposed by Percival Pott 3, describing fractures in terms of malleoli involved: unimalleolar, bimalleolar, and trimalleolar.
