EC Orthopaedics

Case Series Volume 14 Issue 4 - 2023

A Maisonneuve Like Bimalleolar Fracture: A Case Report

Ekkehard Pietsch*

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Trauma Specialist, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The-Expert-Witness.de, Hamburg, Germany

*Corresponding Author: Ekkehard Pietsch, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Trauma Specialist, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The-Expert-Witness.de, Hamburg, Germany.
Received: February 13, 2023; Published: April 10, 2023



Bimalleolar ankle fractures with an additional proximal fibular fracture are unusual and rarely described in the literature. We present two cases with a similar injury pattern in two elderly women and assess the injuries by their fracture pattern.

Keywords: Maisonneuve; Bimalleolar Fracture; Syndesmotic Injuries

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Ekkehard Pietsch. “A Maisonneuve Like Bimalleolar Fracture: A Case Report”. EC Orthopaedics 14.4 (2023): 32-36.

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