A lateral malleolus (muh-LEE-uh-lus) fracture is a type of broken ankle that happens when part of the fibula just above the ankle joint fractures. The bony knobs on the inside and outside of the ankle ...

of the ankle. Lateral malleolus fracture: This is the most common type of ankle fracture. It is a break of the lateral malleolus, the knobby bump on the outside of the ankle (in the lower portion of ...

In general, the side of the ankle subject to compression forces ... vein and nerve -- and a posterior approach to the lateral malleolus, which may also afford adequate exposure for fixation ...

A case of intraepiphyseal injury (type 7) to the lateral malleolus in a 11 year old child is described. This rare injury cannot be classified by commonly used Salter Harris classification for ...

The case is presented of a 27 year old woman with lateral ankle pain after an inversion injury sustained while dancing. Although initial radiographs failed to identify the fracture, radiographs of the ...

Its health is key for the body's movements and balance. The ankle and surrounding area is composed of: The fibula articulates with the talus (that is, forms a joint with it) at one place, called the ...

He was unable to play after the injury but was able to walk. He complained about a lateral ankle pain that was rapidly increasing in intensity and spreading to the leg. At the first physical ...

Correspondence to Dr Janice Kaye Loudon, Department of Physical Therapy Education, Rockhurst University, 10121 Delmar, Overland Park, KS 66207, USA; janice.loudon{at ...

1 A complex structure composed of a deep and superficial layer, the deltoid ligament, acts by opposing posterior translation and lateral displacement of the talus ... at the origin of the deltoid ...

(n.) A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external. (n.)" A layer, " a shoot partly ...