Ortho Hors D'oeuvres (Answer):
To review, the patient is a 33 year-old male presenting with right ankle pain after a fall from scaffolding, with absent dorsalis pedis pulses in the injured extremity. Questions and Answers: 1) What is this patient's injury/fracture pattern? This patient has an obvious fracture of the fibula at the level of the syndesmosis without other apparent fractures. Ankle fractures have several different classification schema that could be used to describe and categorize this injury,
Ortho Hors D'oeuvres (Prompt):
Patient is a 33 year-old construction worker presenting with right ankle pain after a fall from scaffolding. On physical examination, his dorsalis pedis pulse is nonpalpable in the right foot; the pulse is also nondetectable via doppler. He has palpable posterior tibialis pulses bilaterally and his capillary refill is brisk. His sensation and ability to move his toes are intact. Radiographs below: Questions: 1) What is this patient's injury/fracture pattern? 2) What is the ne
