Orthopedic Care and Consultation
Xrays of bimalleolar fracture, AP and lateral views in 27 years old active male.
AP and Lateral Xrays Showing Bimalleolar Fracture
Fibula was fixed with one third tubular plate using open reduction and internal fixation. Medial malleolus was reduced closed and fixed with malleolar screws under Carm image intensifier.
Following are anteroposterior and lateral views of an ankle injury showing fracture of lateral malleolus in an adult along with subluxation of ankle..
Here is the anteroposterior xray showing the fracture and increased joint space on the medial side [marked by arrow] indicating subluxation
Fracture of Lateral Malleolus with Ankle Subluxation
Here is the lateral view [Read more...]
Posterior lip of tibial plafond is known as posterior malleolus
The xray below shows an isolated fracture of posterior malleolus of tibia.
Isolated Posterior Malleolus TIbia Fracture
Postrior malleolus fractures in isolation are less common than the fracture along with medial or lateral malleolus. Some times all of these are fractured, a fracture known as Trimalleolar fracture.
Clinical photograph of lacerated wound on ankle.
Medial Aspect of Ankle Showing Lacerated Wound
The wound is on the medial aspect of the ankle.
42 years old male with injury in motor vehicle accident.
Had comminuted fracture of distal tibia along with lateral malleolus fracture.
An open reduction and internal fixation was carried for both the fractures.
Tibia was fixed with distal tibia anatomical plate and fibula was fixed with one third tubular plate.
Here is the clinical photograph showing well fitting distal tibia anatomical plate.
Clinical Photograph During Surgery Showing Well Contoured Anatomical Plate
Postoperative xray shows good reduction. Also visible in this view is fibula fixation palte.
Postoperative Xray Showing Fixation Of TIbia as Well Fibula
The patient had good healing of both the fractures and good motion at ankle joint.
Intra-articular fracture of distal tibia and fracture of distal fibula [lateral malleolus fracture] treated by open reduction and internal fixation.
Distal Tibia Distal Fibula Treated With Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
The tibia has been fixed by distal tibia anatomical plate and fibula has been fixed using one third tubular plate.
Xray of fracture Talus with concomitant ipsilateral tibia lower end fracture
Fracture of Talus and Lower End TIbia
Such fractures are difficult to treat and talus is prone to osteonecrosis in spite of reduction.
Xray of operated bimalleolar fracture. Fracture of lateral malleolus was operated and fixed with one third tubular plate and medial malleolus was fixed with a malleolar screw.
United Bimalleolar Fracture
The xray is 8 weeks after the surgery.
Following Xray belongs to a man 29 years old male with motor vehicle accident which got his ankle injured.
Bimalleolar Fracture With Ankle Subluxation With Tibifibular Diastasis
Note the separation of tibia and fibula [diastasis] represented by increased space between the two. The fracture of the fibula is quite high.
There is a subluxation of the ankle as well.
33 years old young swelling on the leg male got injured in a motor vehicle accident and presented to emergency with and inability to bear weight on the leg.
On assessment there were no injuries to any other part and his neurovascular status of the injured limb was normal.
The xrays of ankle revealed a trimalleolar fracture and a fracture line that extended up to tibial shaft.
Trimalleolar Fracture With Tibial Fracture
In above xray, anteroposterior view of the ankle is seen. Fractures are marked. Posterior malleolus cannot be seen in this view but the fractured posterior malleolus has been marked in the lateral view below. [Read more...]
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