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Pott's Fracture of AnkleAka: Pott's Fracture-Subluxation

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  1. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Lateral Ankle Sprain
  2. Mechanism
    1. Forced foot eversion
  3. Symptoms
    1. Pain at distal fibula
    2. Unable to ambulate
  4. Signs
    1. Fibula Fractured 4.3 cm above malleolus tip
    2. Talus displaced laterally and posterior
    3. No active range of motion of ankle
    4. Increased distance between medial and lateral malleolus
    5. Shortened foot dorsum
  5. Special Circumstances: Injury by landing on foot
    1. Talus pushed upwards tearing lateral ligaments
    2. Results in Dupuytren's Fracture

Pott's fracture (C0272773)

ConceptsInjury or Poisoning (T037)
ICD9824.4
EnglishDupuytren's fracture of fibula, Pott's fracture, Pott's fracture - ankle, Pott's fracture of ankle
Spanishfractura bimaleolar, fractura de Dupuytren del perone, fractura de Pott, fractura de Pott del tobillo
Parent ConceptsFracture of tibia AND fibula (C0159852), Fracture of distal end of fibula (C0262487), Fracture of medial malleolus (C0555345), Duplicate concept (C1274013), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
SourcesCOSTAR, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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