User:Mr. Ibrahem/Maisonneuve fracture

A Maisonneuve fracture is an injury at the ankle with an associated break of the lower leg near the knee. The ankle injury involves a tear of the ligament connecting the two bones of the lower leg, the tibiofibular syndesmosis. There may also be a break of the medial malleolus or rupture of the deltoid ligament of the ankle. Symptoms typically include tenderness over the medial ankle and outside aspect of the upper part of the lower leg.

It typically results from excessive external rotation of the ankle. X-rays typically show widening of the ankle joint, though this may be subtle. Stress views may be useful in unclear cases. People may not mention pain around the knee due to the greater degree of pain in the ankle. It is classified as a type C3 ankle fracture according to the Danis-Weber classification system.

Treatment is generally by surgery, including placing screws to hold together the two bones of the lower leg. These screws may be removed after two to three months. With treatment most people have good outcomes. Maisonneuve fractures are relatively uncommon. Males are more commonly affected than females. They are named after the surgeon Jules Germain François Maisonneuve, who first describe it in the 1800s.