The medial malleolus is the distal end of the tibia, and the lateral malleolus is the distal end of the fibula. The posterior malleolus, also known as the posterior lip, is the rear edge of the tibio-talar joint surface.
A trimalleolar fracture is a type of joint fracture, and if the joint surface is not restored smoothly, it may lead to post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle, causing significant pain when walking.
This severely impacts the patient's quality of life and may even lead to disability!
In such cases, surgical reduction is typically necessary.
"Doctor, how is it? Is it serious?"
The teacher beside him asked urgently.
"Based on the preliminary situation, it's not looking optimistic."
Qin Feng got up and shook his head,
"However, I can't make a complete judgment right now because this is a trimalleolar fracture; we need to do an X-ray first to confirm."
"Trimalleolar fracture?!"
Upon hearing this, the teacher's expression froze, and even his voice changed.
