ANKLE Flashcards
Tx for Dany Weber Type A
6-8 weeks in boot A is below the mortise
What constitutes as a unbstable Danny Weber Fracture
B and C or bimallolar fx.
Nondisplaced talus fracture tx
6- 8 weeks cast Most common talus fx is in the neck
Tx for calcaneal fracture
Nondisplaced: NWB + cast 6-8 weeks Displaced: ORIF
Metatarsal fracture (excluding Jones) tx
Walk boot or post op shoe 6-8 weeks
Jones Fracture tx
NWB and cast 8-12 weeks vs surgery
Nondisplaced Phalange fx
Walking boot or postop shoe 3 -4x weeks followed by buddy tape for the 4- 6 weeks.
Ballet dancer with heel pain with plantar flexion
Check for os trigonium and FHL entrapment
FHL tendonitis vs. os trigonium FHL entrapment
FHL tendonitis - postmedial pain. OS Tri- postlateral ankle pain with passive plantar flexion
Complicated stress fractures of the ankle. 5
- Ant Tibial Cortex 2. navicular 3. prox 5gh mT 4. proximal 2nd mT 5. sesamoids
Treatment for dislocated interphalangeal
Dorsal PIP is the most common Splint/immobilize 3 weeks then buddy tape 3-6 weeks.
Subluxation of Peroneal tendon tx
Walking boot with heel lift NWB 2x weeks with weight baring as tolerated the next 4 weeks follow with PT.
What kind of fracture assoicated with High ankle sprain?
Maisonneuvve
Radiographic evidence of High ankel sprain
Mortise view: > 5mm tibiofibular space Tibiofibular overlap of > 1mm or medial tibiotalar space of > 4mm
Grade 2 or 3 high ankle sprain treatment
Surgical consult. Sugartone splint with NWB 6-8 week