In this case, the patient presented with severe right ankle pain and swelling after a fall, with closed manipulative reduction performed prior to CT imaging. Surgical fixation highlighted the importance of careful positioning and posterior malleolus plate contouring to optimize outcomes. This case offers practical insights into decision-making, intra-operative technique, and opportunities for refinement in complex ankle trauma management.
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myAO Editor’s Pick on trimalleolar fracture: posterolateral–medial approach in prone position In this month’s Editor’s Pick, myAO is featuring a case on trimalleolar fracture which was […]
This month, myAO is featuring Dr. Buendia Saavedra, an active Trauma contributor on myAO. Dr. Buendia Saavedra is an orthopedic specialist focusing on sports injuries, particularly knee, hip, and shoulder […]
Posterior wall acetabular fracture fixation via Kocher-Langenbeck approach In this month’s Editor’s pick, myAO is featuring the winning case of the Bone Voyage clinical competition, […]
Editor’s Pick of the clinical case of the month on complex lower limb trauma In this month’s Editor’s Pick, myAO is featuring a case published by Dr. Rodel Banggiacan involving […]
myAO Trauma Editor’s Pick on trifocal femur fracture In this month’s Editor’s Pick, myAO is featuring the winning case of the Bone Voyage competition. We thank all the competition […]
Our editorial team has selected an interesting clinical case on the topic of humeral nonunion posted by Profesor Hans-Christoph Pape in the myAO Bone Graft group.
myAO trauma clinical case roundup on ipsilateral femur and tibia fractures with bone loss In this month’s Trauma clinical case roundup, myAO is featuring a case with a challenging […]
#MYMOSTCHALLENGINGCASE winners spotlight in myAO’s Editor’s Pick In this month’s Editor’s pick, myAO is featuring the Trauma and Sports winning cases of the #MYMOSTCHALLENGINGCASE competition, submitted by Alexander […]
Caso clínico de fractura de fémur proximal En la “Editor’s Pick” de este mes, myAO destaca un caso de fractura de fémur proximal de alta energía con […]