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Maisonneuve fracture

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Twisted ankle, now cannot weight bear.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Lateral talar shift with widening of the medial clear space in keeping with deltoid ligament disruption and an unstable ankle joint. Additionally, there is an undisplaced posterior malleolus fracture

x-ray

Undisplaced oblique mid-proximal fibular shaft fracture

Case Discussion

The patient underwent internal fixation across the lower syndemosis.

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