Ankle fractures, particularly those involving the distal fibula, represent a significant portion of lower‐limb injuries worldwide. Traditional treatment involves open reduction and internal ...

Nondisplaced fractures of the distal fibula can look a lot like ankle sprains. Generally they are treated the same way as nondisplaced tibia fractures, with three weeks of a functional brace or cast.

Radiographs revealed a right-sided displaced distal tibial pilon fracture with extensive articular comminution and associated displaced fibula fracture with significant soft tissue swelling. A ...

The fracture patterns in the mandibular body were not analyzed for several reasons: (1) the number of cases was limited, (2) these patterns have already been reported by the authors, and (3) ...

The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...

Pelvic fracture symptoms depend on the severity of the break but can include groin pain and trouble walking. Severe breaks can involve loss of consciousness and internal bleeding.

ORIF surgery is needed only for severe fractures. It's often done as emergency surgery. If your bone is in pieces, it may need to be repositioned and held in place with screws or plates until it ...

Distal radius fractures are the most frequently occurring type of fracture in Norway, accounting for about 20 % of all fractures. Incidence rates indicate more than 15 000 of these fractures each year ...

Most fractures of the sternum (> 95%) are treated conservatively, because an isolated fracture of the sternum is seen as a relatively benign injury. Conservative treatment options include analgesia, ...

Introduction: Congenital Fibular Hemimelia (CFH), also known as congenital absence of the fibula, has an incidence of approximately 5.7–20 cases per million live births. Clinically, it manifests as ...

We did not use surgery for undisplaced fractures, as some recommend (22). Whether surgery is indicated for undisplaced scaphoid fractures is a controversial issue (2, 23). We only used reduction and ...