Compound Ankle Fracture Xray

Ankle injuries are among the most common of the bone and joint injuries.

Compound ankle fracture xray. Symptoms may include pain swelling bruising and an inability to walk on the leg. Reproduced from zalavras cg marcus re levin ls patzakis mj. Instructional course lecture 57. A compound ankle fracture is definitely a serious injury with the bone sticking out and exposed to the environment which makes it prone to infections which may complicate the injury further.

Complications may include an associated high ankle sprain compartment syndrome decreased range of motion and malunion. Ankle fractures are common injuries among people of all ages interests and lifestyles. A compound fracture almost always requires reduction a process where the bones are manipulated back into place and set so the ankle and leg can heal correctly according to the hospital for. Some minor ankle fractures do not require a splint or cast.

X ray image showing side view of a displaced lateral malleolus fracture of the right ankle what are the symptoms of a broken ankle. Closed fracture this is when the skin remains intact even though you have a broken ankle. Know the causes symptoms treatment and recovery period of compound ankle fracture. Management of open fractures and subsequent complications.

Often the degree of pain the inability to walk or concern that a bone may be broken is what. An ankle fracture is a break of one or more ankle bones. People involved in a wide range of athletic activities including ballet dancers snowboarders basketball players and skydivers are at high risk of ankle fractures because of the physical demands placed on their ankles. The cause may include excessive stress on the joint such as from rolling an ankle or blunt trauma.

The most common symptoms of an ankle fracture are pain and swelling either of which may be present only in the ankle region itself or spread to parts of the foot or up toward the knee. This is more serious than a simple fracture. Because these fractures are very small they heal well with this management. The weber ankle fracture classification or danis weber classification is a simple system for classification of lateral malleolar fractures relating to the level of the fracture in relation to the ankle joint it has a role in determining treatment.

Right a rod has been placed down the center of the tibia to hold the bone fragments in place. If the bone breaks through the skin the fracture is then called a compound fracture. It is also called an open fracture because the open wound where the bone came through the skin could lead to an infection.