For abduction-external rotation injuries accompanied by massive swelling of the foot and ankle ... engage the lateral tibial cortex, are used to fix medial malleolar fractures, though small ...

Radiographic images of this 16-year-old basketball player reveal an unusual triplane fracture of the distal tibia and associated fibula fracture (3a). Note the intact medial malleolus on the AP ...

The fibula is the smaller of the two shin bones. It is meant to carry only about 15-20% of the body’s weight. It articulates at the knee with the tibia ... a pile — the distal tibiofibular ...