Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with ankle fractures involving the posterior malleolus treated with a posterior approach had similar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed the difference in Olerud-Molander Ankle Scores was not statistically significant between fixation ...

Although fairly common, management of an isolated lateral malleolus ankle fracture remains challenging for orthopedic surgeons. A central question remains on determining whether surgery or a ...

Q: My father broke his ankle and they said he needs surgery. Why can’t they just put it in a cast and let it heal on its own? A: The ankle joint is made up of three bones. The tibia (shin bone) and ...

The biomechanical study found that the Acumed Acutrak fully threaded headless compression screw with continuously variable thread pitch is potentially favorable over partially threaded cancellous ...

Isolated fractures of the lateral malleolus are the most common type of ankle fractures. The Weber classification system is commonly used to describe these fractures and is based on the level of the ...

According to the Weber classification, fracture of the lateral malleolus at the syndesmosis joint constitutes a Type B Weber fracture. A fracture of the lateral malleolus above the syndesmosis joint ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard reports of an increase in ankle sprains and broken ankles particularly in an older population, due in part to ...