Foot and Ankle Trauma
A 28-year-old athlete presents with lateral foot pain after a forced inversion and plantarflexion injury sustained 3 weeks ago. Initially diagnosed as an ankle sprain, but pain persists. Clinical examination shows tenderness over the anterior process of calcaneus (anterior to lateral malleolus). Lateral X-ray shows a small fracture of the anterior process. Which of the following statements about anterior process calcaneus fractures are TRUE?
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
Anterior process fractures result from bifurcate ligament avulsion (calcaneonavicular and calcaneocu...
Conservative treatment with immobilization achieves good results (85-90%) in most cases
Lateral meniscus surgery compared to medial has better outcomes and surgical excision is first-line ...
These fractures are often initially misdiagnosed as ankle sprains (30-40% of cases) due to similar m...
Excision is acceptable for small symptomatic fragments (under 25% of process) with persistent pain o...
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