Ankle fractures

Abstract

Injuries of the ankle joint are common. According to Peterson [1] physeal injuries of the distal tibia and fibula account for 25% of all physeal fractures. About 60% of physeal ankle fractures occur during sports activities and are more common in males than in females [2]. In his monograph Poland [3] pointed out that children's ligaments are stronger than physeal cartilage. Where adults would sustain ligamentous injuries the same forces will cause fractures of the physis in children. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010.