Ankle Fracture
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Ankle Fracture Incidence
Facts about ankle fracture:
About 15 percent of those who present to an emergency room with an
ankle injury
have a fracture.
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Ankle Fracture Symptoms
Related Topics:
Ankle contusion
Ankle dislocation
Ankle injury
Ankle pain (unilateral)
Ankle sprain
Ankle swelling (unilateral)
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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Ankle Fracture References:
DiGiovanni BF, Partal G, Baumhauer JF. Acute ankle injury and chronic lateral instability in the athlete. Clin Sports Med. 2004 Jan;23(1):1-19, v.
Kunkel M, Miller SD. Return to work after foot and ankle injury. Foot Ankle Clin. 2002 Jun;7(2):421-8, viii.
McKay GD, Goldie PA, Payne WR, Oakes BW. Ankle injuries in basketball: injury rate and risk factors. Br J Sports Med. 2001 Apr;35(2):103-8
Pugia ML, Middel CJ, Seward SW, Pollock JL, Hall RC, Lowe L, Mahony L, Henderson NE. Comparison of acute swelling and function in subjects with lateral ankle injury. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2001 Jul;31(7):384-8
