Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Time to weight-bear showed no significant link with complication rates after fixation for ankle fracture.

Therefore, immobilization for 3 to 4 weeks is needed only for comfort and protection, with weight bearing as ... short oblique or transverse fibular fractures. The distal fibular fragment must ...

It articulates at the knee with the tibia (shin bone) and femur (thigh bone), as well as at the ankle joint. The tibia serves as the main weight-bearing ... a pile — the distal tibiofibular ...

Ankle tape stirrups can aid in stabilizing tarsometatarsal fractures (Fig ... After 24–48 hours, padded perches (for better weight-bearing and stability) can be added to allow proper limb ...