Tuesday, September 22, 2009

X-ray of the day: Traumatic lesion of the ankle


Supination-external rotation injury of the ankle stage IV: AP and lateral radiographs demonstrate a fracture of the distal end of the fibula and the medial malleolus as well as an avulsion fracture of the posterior lip of the tibia (arrowheads).





Postoperative radiograph after fracture reduction and fixation of this stage IV injury.