A trimalleolar ankle fracture is when your ankle breaks in three separate places. Only 7% of all ankle breaks are trimalleolar ankle fractures. They are rare, and they are among the worst kinds of ...

Ankle fractures, particularly those involving the distal fibula, represent a significant portion of lower‐limb injuries worldwide. Traditional treatment involves open reduction and internal fixation ...

A posterior malleolus fracture is a break on the lower back side of the shin bone. Ankle surgery is often required to fix a posterior malleolus fracture, and recovery may take months. There were ...

What Is the Lateral Malleolus? The knobby bones on the outside and the inside of the ankle are called malleoli. The fibula and the tibia have specific parts that compose the ankle: Lateral malleolus - ...

A sprained ankle occurs when a person stretches or tears the ligaments in the ankle. An ankle fracture occurs when someone breaks one or more of the bones in their ankle. A sprained ankle may cause ...

A broken ankle is also called a fractured ankle. It happens when one or more bones in the ankle joint break. If you’ve been injured, have pain, and can’t walk or move your foot, you may have broken ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

Wearing a cast or ankle support for three weeks may be no worse than the usual six weeks for healing ankle fractures, suggest the findings of a randomized controlled trial. Wearing a cast or ankle ...

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