II. Causes
- Direct blow to fibula
- Maisonneuve Fracture (associated with Ankle Fracture or High Ankle Sprain)
III. Exam
- Evaluate for peroneal nerve injury (dorsal foot and first web space Sensation, ankle dorsiflexion)
- Evaluate for knee instability
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Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
ICD9 | 823.01 |
SnomedCT | 59639009 |
English | Closed # proximal fibula, closed fracture of proximal fibula, closed fracture of proximal fibula (diagnosis), Fx upper end fibula-clos, Closed fracture of upper end of fibula alone, Closed fracture of upper end of fibula, Closed fracture proximal fibula, Closed fracture of upper end of fibula (disorder) |
Dutch | gesloten fractuur van bovenste fibuladeel |
French | Fracture fermée de l'extrémité supérieure du péroné |
German | geschlossene Fraktur des oberen Wadenbeinendes |
Italian | Frattura chiusa dell'epifisi prossimale del perone |
Portuguese | Fractura fechada da extremidade superior do perónio |
Spanish | Fractura cerrada del extremo superior del peroné, fractura cerrada del extremo superior del peroné (trastorno), fractura de extremo proximal de peroné, no expuesta (trastorno), fractura de extremo proximal de peroné, no expuesta, fractura cerrada del extremo superior de la fíbula, fractura de extremo superior de peroné, no expuesta, fractura cerrada del extremo superior del peroné |
Japanese | 腓骨上端部閉鎖性骨折, ヒコツジョウタンブヘイサセイコッセツ |
Czech | Zavřená zlomenina horního konce fibuly |
Hungarian | Fibula proximalis végének zárt törése |