Fractures in which anatomic position ... screw just above the inferior tibiofibular joint. Care must be taken to fix the syndesmosis with the ankle in maximum dorsiflexion to avoid compromise ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD A sprained ankle and a broken ankle can cause similar symptoms and even result from similar causes. However, they are very different conditions. A break ...

Opens in a new tab or window Ankle fusion and total joint replacement are the two main ... intra-operative fracture, wound infection requiring additional surgery, and pulmonary embolism.

The point of this study was to examine if early weight bearing after an ankle fracture was safe ... preventing muscle deconditioning, improving joint range of motion and allowing an earlier ...

"The point of this study was to examine if early weight bearing after an ankle fracture was safe," study ... muscle deconditioning, improving joint range of motion and allowing an earlier return ...

Published results showed time to weight-bearing after open reduction and internal fixation in patients with ankle fractures showed ... the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, a ...

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

Ideally, the joint above and the joint ... on the lateral and medial aspects of the limb. Ankle tape stirrups can aid in stabilizing tarsometatarsal fractures (Fig. 1). The distal teeth of the ...

"This remains a major concern of ankle fusion surgery; that it predisposes patients to developing adjacent joint degeneration ... intra-operative fracture, wound infection requiring additional ...