Ankle Fracture: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

ankle fracture distal, distal ankle fracture, tibia distal fibular injury, medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, malleoli, tibial plafond, Ottawa ankle rules, OAR, broken ankle, sprained ankle, ankle sprain, ankle injury, distal fibular fracture, distal tibial fracture, malleolus fracture, lateral malleolus fracture, Danis-Weber classification, Danis-Weber fracture, Jones fracture, Salter-Harris classification, Salter-Harris fracture

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Phillip M Steele, MD, Consulting Staff, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Gem City Bone and Joint; Team Physician, University of Wyoming
Phillip M Steele, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Association
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John D Kelly IV, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Temple University; Consulting Surgeon, Temple Children's Hospital and Shriner's Hospital for Surgery
John D Kelly IV, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, and Philadelphia County Medical Society
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David T Bernhardt, MD, Director of Adolescent and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin
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Russell D White, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center Lakewood
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CME Editor

Jon B Whitehurst, MD, Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Partner and Executive Board Member, Rockford Orthopedic Associates; Orthopedic Chairman, Rockford Memorial Hospital
Jon B Whitehurst, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America
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Sherwin SW Ho, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago
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