Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Ankle Fractures

 

Stable:
Unimalleolar: isolated injury. Can remain stable. Stress-view may help

Unstable:
Bimalleolar: both medial and lateral malleolar. 
 Likely if lateral talar shift is present. 
 Deltoid ligament might be injured

Trimalleolar: also has a posterior tibia fracture 

Masisonneuve fracture: High fibular fracture with syndesmosis disruption. 


Stable fractures - immobilization, elevation and ice as tolerated 
 Cast or boot for 4- 6 weeks 

Unstable - reduction, spliting, ORIF 


Danis-Weber Classification of the fibula (in isolation)
Type A: stable. Distal to the syndesmosis. 
Type B: At the syndesmosis
  Undisplaced = stable = NWB in POP 
  Displaced = unstable 
Type C: Above the joint line
  Unstable 



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