Lower Limb Trauma
A 42-year-old woman sustains a twisting injury to her left ankle. Radiographs show a fibular fracture at the level of the syndesmosis, a medial malleolar fracture, and talar shift on the mortise view. The tibiofibular clear space measures 7mm. Regarding ankle fracture management:
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The Lauge-Hansen classification describes ankle fractures based on foot position at injury (supinati...
Syndesmosis injury assessment includes the tibiofibular clear space (normal less than 6mm on AP and ...
All Weber B fractures require syndesmotic fixation; isolated lateral malleolar fractures without tal...
Surgical indications for ankle fractures include talar shift/incongruity, unstable fracture patterns...
Syndesmotic fixation may be performed with screws (tricortical or quadricortical), suture buttons, o...
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