Ankle Fracture

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Anna M. Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS, FAOA, spoke about how to fix posterior malleolus fractures.

The addition of ankle arthroscopy to open treatment of ankle fractures may be used to detect and treat occult pathology with a low complication rate, according to study results.

Published results showed arthroscopically assisted open reduction and internal fixation for complex ankle fractures had good to excellent results and significantly better outcomes compared with regular open reduction and internal fixation.

A 26-year-old man hurdled over a tennis net to celebrate winning a match. He landed awkwardly on the lateral edge of his right foot, felt a pop and noted immediate pain and swelling as he collapsed onto the court.

A 68-year-old man presented to our outpatient orthopedic department with a complicated history of chronic ankle pain and deformity, as well as a right ankle injury sustained 3 weeks earlier.

Historically, management of ankle fracture pathology has focused primarily on obtaining congruity of the ankle mortise with focused surgical restoration of anatomic osseous alignment.

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Stryker announced the launch of the AxSOS 3 ankle fusion titanium plate system for fusions of the tibio-talar joint.

A 61-year-old man presented to clinic 1 week after a motor vehicle accident with left ankle pain and swelling. He also reported having a chronic inability to dorsiflex his left foot.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Injury factors may help determine the treatment pathway for Lisfranc, talar and calcaneal fractures, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.