A New Interpretation of the Mechanism of Ankle Fracture
J Bone Joint Surg Am Haraguchi and Armiger
91: 821
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Illustrations of the experimental test configuration
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Video I: Testing with the ankle in the pronated position and a dominant external rotational load applied (Phase I) resulted in a short oblique fracture of the distal end of the fibula.
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Video II: Tibial avulsion of the posterior tibiofibular ligament occurred after oblique fracture of the distal end of the fibula.
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Video III: Increasing the abduction moment by means of an externally applied lateral load resulted in a high fibular fracture in the Phase-II study.