Listen to our episode on an introduction to ankle fractures as Dr. Stewart gives us an excellent overview! 

Dr. Stewart is a foot and ankle specialist currently practicing in the state of Georgia. He received his medical degree from Drexel University School of medicine, residency at Drexel University school of medicine along with a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery.

Goal of this episode: To learn the basics of ankle fractures.

 In this interview we talk about

• History and PE findings
• Radiographic workup
• Classifications
• Non-operative treatment
• Operative treatment 

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Some Articles to read:

1. Ramsey, P. L., & HAMIlTON, W. I. L. L. I. A. M. (1976). Changes in tibiotalar area of contact caused by lateral talar shift. JBJS, 58(3), 356-357.
2. Herscovici Jr, D., Scaduto, J. M., & Infante, A. (2007). Conservative treatment of isolated fractures of the medial malleolus. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 89(1), 89-93.
3. Egol, K. A., Pahk, B., Walsh, M., Tejwani, N. C., Davidovitch, R. I., & Koval, K. J. (2010). Outcome after unstable ankle fracture: effect of syndesmotic stabilization. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 24(1), 7-11.
4. Matuszewski, P. E., Dombroski, D., Lawrence, J. T. R., Esterhai Jr, J. L., & Mehta, S. (2015). Prospective intraoperative syndesmotic evaluation during ankle fracture fixation: stress external rotation versus lateral fibular stress. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 29(4), e157-e160.

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