Ankle Fractures in Our Clinic

Treatment of ankle fractures--our results.

INTRODUCTION Break ankle today is becoming more frequent. There is a dilemma to operate immediately upon receipt or delayed surgical treatment for a day or two. THE AIM OF THE WORK This work aims at showing the importance of the anatomy, mechanism of injury, injury classification, diagnostic and therapeutic methods in treatment of brake ankle from our experience. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the...

Reliability of Postoperative Radiographies in Ankle Fractures

Background: The accuracy of reduction of ankle fractures using postoperative plain radiographies (x-ray) remainswidely controversial. Some authors have demonstrated that postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan can beuseful for these patients. In current study, the efficacy of x-rays after fixation of ankle fractures was investigated basedon the CT scan findings.Metho...

Ankle Fractures

Management of ankle fractures.

Ankle fractures are a common injury across all age groups. Management may be operative or nonoperative, depending on the severity of the injury and the patient's overall health and functional status. Although imaging defines the nature of the fracture, a careful history and physical also helps determine the patient's plan of care. Initial management is focused on adequate alignment and safe imm...

Focus On Ankle Fractures

Ankle fractures account for 9% of fractures1 representing a significant portion of the trauma workload: proximal femoral fractures are the only lower limb fracture to present more frequently. Ankle fractures have a bimodal age distribution with peaks in younger males and older females.2 There has been three-fold increase in the incidence amongst elderly females over the past three decades.3 In ...