Posts tagged Ankle Fracture
Yank that Ank! A Maisonneuve Fracture With An Associated Ankle Dislocation and a Discussion of the Identification, Management, and Disposition of Various Ankle Fractures in the Emergency Department.
Yank that Ank! A Maisonneuve Fracture With An Associated Ankle Dislocation and a Discussion of the Identification, Management, and Disposition of Various Ankle Fractures in the Emergency Department.

A 24-year-old healthy male presented to the emergency department (ED) with right ankle pain…

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Community EM, Emergency Medicine, Fast Track, Orthopedics, Procedures, Radiology, Sports MedicineGabriel PadillaAnkle Fracture, Ankle Dislocation, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, traumaComment
Too Bad: Bi-mal Ankle Fractures
Too Bad: Bi-mal Ankle Fractures

A 62 year-old obese female with residual left-sided weakness from prior CVA presented with severe ankle pain after a fall. She was getting up from the toilet when her left knee gave out and she fell with her leg trapped underneath her body. After helping her back to bed, the patient’s daughter noticed her ankle and thought “it wasn’t supposed to look like that.” …

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Orthopedics, Procedures, Sports MedicineDaniel ColemanOrthopedics, Ankle Dislocation, Ankle FractureComment