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