In this episode of The Pod Doctors podcast, Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, discuss the scourge of winter, the slip and fall injury: ankle fractures. They review some of the mechanics around these injuries and how they approach treating these often challenging musculoskeletal problems surgically.

 QUOTES:

“You have to understand that once you’ve had a significant ankle injury like this, the joint is never going to be the same.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [16:58]

Top Takeaways:

• What is an ankle fracture and how it differs from ankle sprain and twisted ankles 
• How they treat pediatric fractures and fractures in diabetic patients
• Two major classification systems of ankle fractures
• How they treat these injuries

What You Will Learn:

• [00:40] Intro
• [02:23] Difference between ankle fractures and ankle sprains
• [04:14] Ankle anatomy and two classifications of ankle fractures
• [07:39] Examples of ankle fractures
• [12:46] Types of fixations
• [18:12] Treatment after surgery
• [21:31] Pediatric fractures
• [24:40] Some important things to note
• [27:24] Ankle fractures in diabetic patients

Resources:

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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee