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The Maisonneuve fracture is a spiral fracture of the proximal third of the fibula associated with a tear of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and the interosseous membrane. There is an associated fracture of the medial malleolus or rupture of the deep deltoid ligament of the ankle. This type of injury can be difficult to detect. [1] [2]
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will be out four to weeks with a fractured left fibula after being injured in Monday's game, the team announced Thursday.. That's a blow to the red-hot ...
An x-ray image of a spiral fracture to the left humerus (upper arm bone) of a 27-year-old male. The injury was sustained during a fall. A spiral fracture (a.k.a. torsion fracture) is a bone fracture occurring when torque (a rotating force) is applied along the axis of a bone. [1]
Toddler's fracture – an undisplaced and spiral fracture of the distal third to distal half of the tibia [17] 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
Alex Ovechkin will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a fractured left fibula, ... The $4.99 Trader Joe's freezer find so good I buy a few at a time. Lighter Side. Lighter Side. Bored Panda.
Ovechkin saw team doctors after returning to Washington and the Capitals said he has a fractured left fibula and will miss four to six weeks. The Capitals play 13 to 19 games during that time.
In terms of fracture type, isolated malleolar fractures are most common (two-thirds of fractures); bimalleolar fractures occur in roughly 25% of patients while trimalleolar fractures occur in 5-10%. [10] Open fractures are rare, compromising 2% of all ankle fractures. [21] In children, ankle fractures occur in about 1 per 1000 per year. [3]
Update (Nov. 25): Zinter's mother, Tiffany Cosmar Zinter, posted that her son suffered both a broken tibia and fibula as a result of the play, adding that he was going into surgery. She added that ...