BACKGROUND We have already discovered 23 patients during the work of the outpatient department and operations whose unstable signs on the posterolateral ankle. The anterior drawer test demonstrated normal during the physical examinations while the spaces of the posterior tibiotalar joints increased in stress X-ray plain films. ATFL intact and posterolateral ligaments lax were found during opera...

The rate of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is increasing in the United States as its popularity and indications expand. There currently is no national joint registry available to monitor outcomes, and few studies have addressed the challenges faced with TAA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, complications, and survival rates associated with TAA using a large statewide adm...

BACKGROUND Malleolar fracture, which is present in 37-53% of human ankle osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common type of fracture in the ankle joint. In spite of this, no rat animal model has been developed for this type of injury to date. Here, we established a rat ankle post-traumatic OA (PTOA) model induced by malleolar fracture; this model will be useful in ankle OA research. METHODS Two-...

The number of total ankle arthroplasties has increased in recent years with the improvement implants and advanced attempts to maintain movement. However, this technique presents complications, such as aseptic loosening infection, requiring revision surgery. In scenario, conversion by tibiotalar or tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis is highly accepted can be performed external fixators, intramedulla...

A healthy 59yearold man was brought to the emergency room complaining of severe pain in his left ankle after falling down a flight of stairs. He suffered an ankle deformity but the overlying skin was intact (Figure 1). AP Xray (Figure 2A) showed dislocation of the talus from the tibiotalar joints and fragmentation of the talar head. From the lateral view (Figure 2B), the subtalar and talonavicu...

UNLABELLED We believed open reduction with internal fixation is required for supination-external rotation ankle fractures located at the level of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis (Lauge-Hanssen SER II and Weber B) with 2 mm or more fibular fracture displacement. The rationale for surgery for these ankle fractures is based on the notion of elevated intraarticular contact pressures with latera...

To cite: Ozyurek S, Guler F, Turan A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009309 DESCRIPTION A 16-year-old boy presented to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of right-sided anterior ankle pain for 6 months. The complaints were worse with prolonged physical activity, particularly after running and jumping. There was no history of antec...