Proximal Fibular Fracture

Proximal Fibular Fracture

The proximal fibula may be fractured (called a Maisonneuve fracture—shown here), when the medial malleolus is fractured, the ankle mortise (the joint between the tibia and the talus) is open, and the distal fibula is not fractured.

EDWARD KINSMAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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