In both groups, the associated injury in 100% of cases was a fracture of the distal third of the fibula. Other injuries in the circular external fixation group included tibial plateau (4 cases), ...

This study aimed to investigate the nature of life impacts following ankle fractures with the intention of describing a thematic conceptual framework based on these lived experiences of people who ...

Patient demographic and clinical information, including a brief summary of patients' descriptions of their ankle fractures are presented in Table 1. The sample included diverse causes of ankle ...

PITFL is a piece of connective tissue in an ankle that helps hold the two bones of the lower leg — the tibia (the larger bone in the front) and the fibula (the thinner bone on the side) — together.

It is typically recommended for: Bimalleolar fractures – breaks involving both the inner and outer ankle bones Trimalleolar fractures – breaks of the inner, outer, and back of the ankle bones Certain ...

From 2010 to 2022, 12% of patients in a U.S. database underwent delayed surgery for distal radius fractures. Smoking status, comorbidities, insurance type and geographic region were associated ...

A generalized ache or tenderness over the bone in the area of the stress fracture may initially be diagnosed as muscle injury or muscle strain. Stress fractures of the tibia (shin bone) are often ...

Conclusions: On the basis of lower in vivo strains and strain rates, treadmill runners are at lower risk of developing tibial stress fractures, but less likely to achieve tibial bone strengthening, ...

Background: Fracture blister (FB) is one of the most common complications in pilon fractures. This study aimed to construct and validate a nomogram for predicting postoperative FB risk in patients ...

Dallas Mavericks starting center Dereck Lively II is expected to miss two to three months, sources told ESPN, after he suffered a stress fracture in his right ankle. Lively missed the past three ...

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II sustained a stress fracture in his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Lively was initially diagnosed with a ...