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Ankle Trauma Abstracts (2)
Abstracts on ankle trauma from proceedings of orthopaedic meetings & societies

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Pilon Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/tibial_plafond_fracture

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Discussion: - term pilon (hammer) fracture was introduced to describe these compression injuries by Destot in 1911; - fracture components: - combination of ankle fracture & distal tibial metaphyseal fracture, usually with intra articular...
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Ankle Fractures eMedicine Radiology

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic829.htm

Includes short introduction, differentials, findings (including X-rays), and a bibliography. Free, but requires registration. Peer Reviewed eMedicine article.
Synonyms and related keywords: ankle fracture, broken ankle, fractured ankle, broken ankle bone, fractured ankle bone, fractured anklebone, broken anklebone, Ottawa ankle rules, broken foot, fractured foot, sprained ankle, twisted ankle
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Distal Tibial Plafond Fractures

Location: http://www.orthopediccare.net/view/templates/Chapter_Entry.asp?uniqueid=633680330&chapterid=tmletbpl ...

High energy intraarticular fractures of the distal tibia (tibial plafond fractures, or pilon fractures) present a great challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon. These injuries often result in a significant soft tissue damage, comminution of bone, and disruption of the articular cartilage and subchondral bone. The treatment strategy used in dealing...
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Malleolar Fracture Research

Location: http://web.archive.org/web/20030320202345/http://malleolarfracture.mech.virginia.edu/

Archive Copy 2003: Internet based research project investigating the value and reproducibility of ankle fracture classification systems. University of Virginia Institute of Applied Biomechanics
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Syndesmotic Injury Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/syndesmotic_injuries_of_the_ankle

Syndesmotic Injuries of the Ankle
syndesmosis is made up of anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament, interosseous ligament, and posterior-inferior fibular ligaments, inferior transverse tibiofibular ligament, and interosseous ligament;
- these stabilize the mortise by opposing the fibula in the fibular notch (incisura fibularis tibiae); ...
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Tillaux Fracture Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/tillaux_fracture

Salter Harris III fracture involving avulsion of anterolateral tibial epiphysis;
- occurs in older adolescents, after the middle and medial parts of epiphyseal plate has closed, but before the lateral part closes (usually 12 to 15 yrs of age);
- because, this fracture occurs...
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Trimalleolar Fracture Cotton Fracture Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/trimalleolar_frx_cotton_frx

Trimalleolar Fracture: (Cotton Fracture)
involves fractures of medial malleolus & fibula, along with fracture of posterior lip of articular surface of tibia
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Triplane Fracture Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/triplane_fracture

- name derives from the fact that the fracture exists in the frontal, lateral, and transverse planes;
- fracture tends to occur in older children and young adolescents during an 18 month window, prior to physeal closure;
- lateral portion of epiphysis is the last to close leaving it vulnerable to injury;
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