A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity

A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity

Though medial malleolus fracture is very common ankle injury, here the present authors are presenting a very rare segmental medial malleolus fracture in a young person with indefinable mechanism of injury. The present authors aimed to provide a treatment so to achieve perfect anatomical reduction of...

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Main Authors: Anurag Varshney, Sumedh Manohar Sandanshiv, Selvamari Mariappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
ankle injury
fracture
tension band wiring
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13097/42199_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf
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spelling doaj-2bf575e489ae4bf695297161445032e82020-11-25T02:09:30ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2019-08-01138RD01RD0210.7860/JCDR/2019/42199.13097A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare EntityAnurag Varshney0Sumedh Manohar Sandanshiv1Selvamari Mariappan2Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.Though medial malleolus fracture is very common ankle injury, here the present authors are presenting a very rare segmental medial malleolus fracture in a young person with indefinable mechanism of injury. The present authors aimed to provide a treatment so to achieve perfect anatomical reduction of the ankle mortise and avoid any alteration in mechanism of ankle joint. Open reduction internal fixation and stabilisation with conventional tension band wiring were performed. After six months, patient achieved full range of motion with no pain.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13097/42199_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PN(SL).pdfankle injuryfracturetension band wiring
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author Anurag Varshney
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Sumedh Manohar Sandanshiv
Selvamari Mariappan
A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
ankle injury
fracture
tension band wiring
author_facet Anurag Varshney
Sumedh Manohar Sandanshiv
Selvamari Mariappan
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title A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
title_short A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
title_full A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
title_fullStr A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
title_full_unstemmed A Segmental Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Rare Entity
title_sort segmental medial malleolus fracture: a rare entity
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Though medial malleolus fracture is very common ankle injury, here the present authors are presenting a very rare segmental medial malleolus fracture in a young person with indefinable mechanism of injury. The present authors aimed to provide a treatment so to achieve perfect anatomical reduction of the ankle mortise and avoid any alteration in mechanism of ankle joint. Open reduction internal fixation and stabilisation with conventional tension band wiring were performed. After six months, patient achieved full range of motion with no pain.
topic ankle injury
fracture
tension band wiring
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13097/42199_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf
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