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The Lauge-Hansen classification is a system of categorizing ankle fractures based on the foot position and the force applied. [1]
Out of the following, the Lauge-Hansen and Danis-Weber classification systems are most commonly used. [9] The Lauge-Hansen classification categorizes fractures based on the mechanism of the injury as it relates to the position of the foot and the deforming force (the most common type is supination-external rotation)
The Maisonneuve fracture is typically a result of excessive, external rotative force being applied to the deltoid and syndesmotic ligaments. Due to this, the Maisonneuve fracture is described as a pronation-external rotation injury according to the Lauge-Hansen classification system. [3]
Pages in category "Ankle fracture classifications" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Lauge-Hansen classification; R. Ruedi–Allgower ...
Ankle fracture classifications (5 P) H. ... Gustilo open fracture classification; H. ... Winquist and Hansen classification
Avulsion fracture of the anterior colliculus involving the superficial deltoid ligament: B Intermediate fracture C Fracture at the level of the plafond (Lauge-Hansen external rotation-abduction type) D Plafond fracture (Lauge-Hansen supination-adduction type)
Ligaments of the ankle. In medicine, the Ottawa ankle rules are a set of guidelines for clinicians to help decide if a patient with foot or ankle pain should be offered X-rays to diagnose a possible bone fracture. Before the introduction of the rules most patients with ankle injuries would have been imaged.
The Ruedi–Allgower classification is a system of categorizing pilon fractures of the ... Ankle fracture; Herscovici classification; ... Lauge-Hansen classification;