Maisonneuve fracture: Difference between revisions
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**2. Deltoid ligament rupture or medial malleolus fracture | **2. Deltoid ligament rupture or medial malleolus fracture | ||
**3. Injury then directed upward and laterally tearing interosseous membrane | **3. Injury then directed upward and laterally tearing interosseous membrane | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
[[File:Maisonneuve fracture.jpg|thumb|Maisonneuve fracture]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Distal leg fractures DDX}} | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*Usually requires surgical intervention | *Usually requires surgical intervention | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Distal leg fractures]] | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 10 January 2015
Background
- Results from external rotation force applied to foot
- Leg equivalent of Galeazzi fracture
- 3 components:
- 1. Fibula fracture (anywhere from head or as far down as 6cm above ankle joint)
- 2. Deltoid ligament rupture or medial malleolus fracture
- 3. Injury then directed upward and laterally tearing interosseous membrane
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Distal Leg Fracture Types
- Tibial plateau fracture
- Tibial shaft fracture
- Pilon fracture
- Maisonneuve fracture
- Tibia fracture (peds)
- Ankle fracture
- Foot and toe fractures
Treatment
- Usually requires surgical intervention
See Also
Source
- Tintinalli