Ankle Injuries
A 35-year-old man presents after twisting his right ankle during a football match. He describes an external rotation mechanism. Examination reveals medial ankle tenderness with swelling, but no lateral ankle tenderness. However, there is pain on palpation of the proximal fibula. Ankle radiographs show widening of the medial clear space but no distal fibula fracture. Regarding Maisonneuve fractures:
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A Maisonneuve fracture is a proximal fibula fracture associated with disruption of the syndesmosis a...
The medial injury component may be a deltoid ligament rupture (indicated by medial clear space widen...
The Maisonneuve fracture is a stable injury that can be managed non-operatively in all cases; the sy...
Physical examination should include palpation of the entire fibula from knee to ankle as the proxima...
Surgical treatment typically involves syndesmotic fixation with screws or suture-button constructs p...
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