Fractures and Bone Healing

Overview on Maisonneuve Fracture If the ankle is hurt during an accident, there is a possibility that an ankle fracture injury is involved. When the fibula is broken and the smaller bone on the lower leg is also affected, a Maisonneuve fracture happens. The bone fracture happens precisely on the external side of the lower leg, closer to the knee end of the bone. This is named after the French surgeon, Jules Germaine Francois Maisonneuve, who described it first. When this Maisonneuve injury happens, this is usually associated with a severe ankle fracture called the syndesmosis injury. This happens when the connective tissues and the ligament are damaged by a tearing mechanism. Athletes, who usually create strong impact force that hits their feet while practicing with the lower leg rotating around the firmly planted feet on the ground, are the usual victims of this Maisonneuve ankle fracture. Proximal fibular fracture, yet one of the types of ankle fracture, happens when the force that c...