What is a broken ankle? A broken ankle is a fracture or multiple fractures of one or more of three bones in the ankle joint: the tibia (shinbone), the fibula (outer bone of the lower leg), and the talus.

2024年12月20日 · Ankle fractures are very common injuries to the ankle which generally occur due to a twisting mechanism. Diagnosis is made with plain radiographs of the ankle. Treatment can be nonoperative or operative depending on fracture displacement, ankle stability, presence of syndesmotic injury, and patient activity demands.

A broken ankle, or ankle fracture, happens when you break one or more bones in your ankle joint. Serious ankle fractures may require surgery.

2022年3月26日 · Fractures can range from tiny cracks in your bones to breaks that pierce your skin. Treatment for a broken ankle depends on the exact site and severity of the bone fracture. A severely broken ankle may require surgery to implant plates, rods or screws into the broken bone to maintain proper position during healing.

2023年8月8日 · Ankle fractures are common injuries that could result from a trivial twisting injury in old frail patients up to high energy trauma in a young population. Treatment of these fractures aims to restore joint stability and alignment to reduce the risk of post-traumatic ankle arthritis.[1][2]

2023年4月12日 · You can expect most ankle fractures depending on how severe they are, to take 4-8 weeks for the bones to heal completely and up to several months to regain full use and range of motion of...

An ankle fracture is a break of one or more of the bones that make up the ankle joint. [1] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, bruising, and an inability to walk on the injured leg. [1] Complications may include an associated high ankle sprain, compartment syndrome, stiffness, malunion, and post-traumatic arthritis. [1] [2]

2024年11月6日 · Broken ankles may involve one or more of the three bones of the ankle joint—the tibia, fibula, and talus. There are different types of ankle fractures—lateral malleolus and bimalleolar fractures, for example—all of which are defined by exactly which parts of the ankle are affected.

2024年2月22日 · Ankle fractures account for ~10% of fractures encountered in trauma, preceded only in incidence by proximal femoral fractures in the lower limb. They have a bimodal presentation, involving young males and older females.

2024年11月6日 · Symptoms of an ankle fracture. If you have a fractured ankle, your symptoms probably will include: Pain, swelling, tenderness and bruising at your ankle joint; Inability to move your ankle through its normal range of motion; Inability to bear weight on your injured ankle — However, if you can bear weight on the ankle, don't assume there is no ...