A broken ankle can range from a stress fracture to a partial or complete displaced break of the ankle bone. Learn how ankle fractures are diagnosed and treated.

Among older adults who sustained a hip fracture, a significant proportion demonstrated varying levels of resilience across different HRQOL domains.

Since his description, the term "Pott's fracture" has often been applied to bimalleolar fractures; however, in Pott's original description, neither malleolus was broken, which makes the eponym ...

Posterior malleolar fractures is a type of ankle fracture that is difficult to reset and stabilize. Learn why it happens and how it is best treated.

Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures Trimalleolar ankle fractures are another variant of this type of injury. The typical bimalleolar fracture involves bone injury to the inner and outer side of the ankle.

Posterior malleolar fractures are typically associated with fractures of the medial and lateral malleoli, which, after stabilization of the posterior fragment, should be managed by the same ...

Learn about trimalleolar ankle fractures, what can cause them, and options for surgical treatment.

A posterior malleolus fracture means that there has been a break on the lower back side of the tibia or shin bone. Learn about treatment and recovery.

The fall resulted in a severe trimalleolar ankle fracture, affecting all three ankle bones – the distal fibula (lateral malleolus) and the medial and posterior malleolus.

Objective: To explore the clinical outcomes of a 3D printing-assisted posterolateral approach for the treatment of ankle fractures involving the posterior malleolus. Methods: A total of 51 patients ...

Conclusion: Nearly half of type B lateral malleolar fractures had their proximal end-tip of apexes not on the posterolateral surface, which may impair the mechanical application of antiglide plates. A ...