Ankle - Trimalleolar fracture - AP ankle

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Ankle - Trimalleolar fracture - AP ankle

  • The Anterior-Posterior (AP) image shows fractures of both the lateral malleolus (Weber C) and medial malleolus

Ankle - Trimalleolar fracture - Lateral

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Ankle - Trimalleolar fracture - Lateral

  • The lateral image shows an additional fracture line passing in the coronal plane to the articular surface of the tibia
  • The posterior corner of the tibia is also known as the 'posterior malleolus'

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Last reviewed: November 2018