BACKGROUND: Avulsion fracture of the lateral ankle ligaments is often undetected on early radiographs. The epidemiology and treatment of such avulsion fractures have received much less attention ...
It is accurate to say that most ankle fractures are produced by abnormal ... by compression, a malleolar fragment. The critical movements of the talus are external rotation, abduction, adduction ...
The case of an avulsion fracture occurring in an 18 year old athlete after repeated running is presented. The fracture involved the tensor fascia lata muscle and the external oblique abdominal muscle.