The surgery for a trimalleolar ankle fracture is a combination of the three surgeries that are done when each bone breaks individually. The three procedures are: For the lateral malleolus fracture.

The ligament complex on the inside part of the ankle is called the deltoid ligament. It connects the tibia to the same bones as the lateral ligaments but on the inside of your foot in addition ...

As with any ankle examination, bony tenderness should be evaluated at the lateral and medial malleoli, the base of the fifth metatarsal and tarsal navicular bones. The patient may have pain at the ...

You may need surgery if there is: Evidence of a complete rupture of one or more of the lateral ankle ligaments requiring repair. History of repeated sprains and a determination that ligament ...

Almost 85% of ankle sprains involve the outside ankle ligaments (3 lateral ligaments: anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular, or posterior talofibular). The mechanism of injury is an inversion ...

The most common ankle sprain occurs on the outside part of the ankle when the ankle is twisted underneath the leg, called inversion. A sprain occurs when the strong ligaments that support the ...

These are as follows: (1) mechanism of injury; (2) history of previous lateral ankle sprain; (3) weight-bearing status; (4) clinical assessment of bones; and (5) clinical assessment of ligaments.

After further examination in Germany, we received confirmation that all three of the lateral ligaments in my right ankle were torn.” Zverev is currently the No.3-ranked singles player in the ...

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu suffered two torn ligaments in her left ankle at the Miami Open this week and is unsure when she will be fit to return to action, she said Wednesday.

Andy Murray is set for an “extended period” out after rupturing ligaments in his ankle at the Miami Open. The 36-year-old former world No.1 received treatment late in the third set during his ...