Crus fracture
A crus fracture is a
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Tibia fractures
- Pilon fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
- Tibia shaft fracture
- Segond fracture - an avulsion fracture of the lateral tibial condyle
- Gosselin fracture - a fractures of the tibial plafond into anterior and posterior fragments[1]
- Toddler's fracture - an undisplaced and spiral fracture of the distal third to distal half of the tibia[2]
Fibular fracture
- Maisonneuve fracture - a spiral fracture of the proximal third of the fibula associated with a tear of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and the interosseous membrane.
- anterior tibiofibular ligament.[3]
- external rotation of the ankle.[4]
- Volkmann's fracture or Earle's fracture, a fracture of the postero-lateral rim of the distal fibula.[5]
Combined tibia and fibula fracture
A tib-fib fracture is a fracture of both the tibia and fibula of the same leg in the same incident. In 78% of cases, a fracture of the fibula is associated with a tibial fracture.[6] Since the fibula is smaller and weaker than the tibia, a force strong enough to fracture the tibia often fractures the fibula as well. Types include:
- medial malleolusand the distal posterior aspect of the tibia
- Bimalleolar fracture - involving the lateral malleolus and the medial malleolus.
- Pott's fracture - an archaic term loosely applied to a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures.[7]
References
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