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== | ==Background== | ||
{{Distal leg fractures DDX}} | {{Distal leg fractures DDX}} | ||
==Clinical Features== | |||
*History of trauma | |||
*Pain over fracture site | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Calf pain DDX}} | |||
==Evaluation== | |||
===Workup=== | |||
*XR tib/fib (distal leg) 2 view | |||
*Consider need for dedicated knee films and/or CT | |||
*Consider need for more proximal or distal plain films | |||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
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File:WeberARadiopediaOB.jpg|[[Ankle fracture]] | |||
File:Maisonneuve fracture.jpg|[[Maisonneuve fracture]] | |||
File:Pilon fracture xray.jpg|[[Pilon fracture]] | |||
File:TibPlateauBadMark.png|[[Tibial plateau fracture]] | |||
File:Tibfracture.png|[[Toddler's fracture]] | |||
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==Management & Disposition== | |||
{{Distal Leg Fracture Management Chart}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Fractures ( | *[[Fractures (main)]] | ||
**[[Foot and toe fractures]] | |||
*[[Splinting]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
Revisión actual - 20:27 22 mar 2023
Background
Distal Leg Fracture Types
- Tibial plateau fracture
- Tibial shaft fracture
- Pilon fracture
- Maisonneuve fracture
- Tibia fracture (peds)
- Ankle fracture
- Foot and toe fractures
Clinical Features
- History of trauma
- Pain over fracture site
Differential Diagnosis
Calf pain
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Calcaneal bursitis
- Cellulitis
- Compartment syndrome
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- Distal leg fractures
- Gastrocnemius strain
- Ruptured popliteal cyst (Bakers cyst)
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
Evaluation
Workup
- XR tib/fib (distal leg) 2 view
- Consider need for dedicated knee films and/or CT
- Consider need for more proximal or distal plain films
Diagnosis
Management & Disposition
Distal Leg Fractures Management Chart
| Fracture | Splint | Disposition |
| Tibial plateau fracture | Knee immobilizer | Ortho referral in 2-7d |
| Tibial shaft fracture | Long leg posterior splint | |
| Pilon Fracture | Long leg posterior splint | |
| Maisonneuve Fracture | Long leg posterior splint | |
| Ankle fracture | Posterior ankle splint |