What is a Pott's Fracture?
A fracture to the lateral or medial malleoli is known as Pott's fracture. It is often caused in the same way as an ankle sprain so can be difficult to tell apart initially.
Symptoms include severe pain, inability to put weight on the injured leg, and tenderness at the point of the fracture, usually over the malleolus.
Treatment
-Depending on the severity of the injury surgery may be required to fix internal bones of the ankle which may have moved.
-Spiral fractures of the lateral malleolus and posterior malleolus do not usually require fixation and are treated without surgery using crutches and mobilization exercises early on.
-Lateral malleoar fractures with instability on the inside of the ankle and hairline medial maleolar fractures could become unstable and are usually treated with a plaster cast fitted below the knee for 6 weeks.
-Less severe fractures may be treated with a brace.
-A full strengthening and ankle rehabilitation program should be undertaken to include wobble board or proprioception training.
A fracture to the lateral or medial malleoli is known as Pott's fracture. It is often caused in the same way as an ankle sprain so can be difficult to tell apart initially.
Symptoms include severe pain, inability to put weight on the injured leg, and tenderness at the point of the fracture, usually over the malleolus.
Treatment
-Depending on the severity of the injury surgery may be required to fix internal bones of the ankle which may have moved.
-Spiral fractures of the lateral malleolus and posterior malleolus do not usually require fixation and are treated without surgery using crutches and mobilization exercises early on.
-Lateral malleoar fractures with instability on the inside of the ankle and hairline medial maleolar fractures could become unstable and are usually treated with a plaster cast fitted below the knee for 6 weeks.
-Less severe fractures may be treated with a brace.
-A full strengthening and ankle rehabilitation program should be undertaken to include wobble board or proprioception training.
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