Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jennifer J. Beck, MD, and colleagues surveyed 1,400 members of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North ...

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

Figure 1: Low Risk Ankle Rule. If a child presents with a low-risk injury on examination (i.e., tenderness and swelling isolated to the distal fibula or adjacent lateral ligaments distal to the tibial ...

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Study Design Case-Control Study. Objectives To investigate the position of the distal fibula in individuals with unilateral chronic ankle instability (CAI) and healthy individuals. Background CAI is ...

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 Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...