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bimalleolar fracture [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Bimalleolar fractures, termed Pott fractures, involve at least 2 elements of the ankle ring. These fractures should be considered unstable and require urgent orthopedic attention.

OBS

Ankle fractures can be classified as single malleolar, bimalleolar, and trimalleolar if the posterior part of the tibial plafond is involved.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

[...] fracture de la pince bimalléolaire constituée de la partie distale du péroné et du tibia qu'on appelle respectivement malléole externe et malléole interne.

Spanish

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