A trimalleolar ankle fracture is when your ankle breaks in three separate places. Only 7% of all ankle breaks are trimalleolar ankle fractures. They are rare, and they are among the worst kinds of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament avulsions were identified in 18.2% of all ankle fractures. Overall, 44.6 ...

Ankle fractures are common injuries that may occur at any age and that typically result from a twisting or rotational injury. 1 Prompt reduction of a displaced fracture is important in order to ...

A sprained ankle damages ligaments that stabilize your ankle joint, usually after twisting or rolling your foot. Severity ranges from mild stretching to a complete tear. A broken ankle (ankle fracture ...

The lateral malleolus is the bone on the outside of the fibula. A lateral malleolus fracture is a type of ankle fracture that occurs when the fibula fractures just above the ankle joint. It is the ...

You probably know the medial malleolus as the bump that protrudes on the inner side of your ankle. It’s actually not a separate bone, but the end of your larger leg bone — the tibia, or shinbone. The ...

(WNDU) - The ankle fracture is one of the most common existing injuries, at an estimated 3.9 to 10.2 percent of adult fractures. The most injured part of the bone in an ankle fracture is the fibula.

A trimalleolar fracture occurs when the three malleoli bones that make up the ankle break at the same time. The malleoli are specific parts of the tibia and fibula that form the ankle. These consist ...