Ankle fracture - Weber C
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Weber C = Suprasyndesmotic fracture of the ankle includes:
- Rupture of the medial collateral ligament or avulsion of the medial malleolus.
- Rupture of the anterior syndesmosis.
- Fibula fracture above the level of the syndesmosis
- Avulsion of the malleolus tertius.
Weber C stage 3-4 are unstable.
The Maisonneuve fracture is a special form of the Weber C fracture. What makes it different is that the fracture of the fibula has to be demonstrated withinwithin the proximal third of the fibula shaft.
-</ol><p>Weber C stage 3-4 are unstable.</p><p>The <strong>Maisonneuve fracture is a special form of the Weber C fracture</strong>. What makes it different is that the fracture of the fibula has to be demonstrated within the <strong>proximal third of the fibula shaft.</strong></p>- +</ol><p>Weber C stage 3-4 are unstable.</p><p>The <strong>Maisonneuve fracture is a special form of the Weber C fracture</strong>. What makes it different is that the fracture of the fibula has to be demonstrated within the <strong>proximal third of the fibula shaft.</strong></p>
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