Bimalleolar ankle fracture on X‑ray: 4 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing bimalleolar ankle fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Medial, lateral and posterior malleolar fractures.
- Medial clear space >4 mm.
Quiz yourself on lower limb images
Cases
Case #3278654Lower limb · Intermediate
Case #3278678Lower limb · Intermediate
Case #20830245Lower limb · Intermediate
Case #80399525Lower limb · IntermediateOther lower limb diagnoses
- Acetabular fracture
- Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus)
- Calcaneal fracture
- Calcaneal spur
- Femoral shaft fracture
- Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
- Hip (proximal femoral) fracture
- Hip dislocation
- Knee joint effusion
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar fracture
- Pellegrini–Stieda lesion
- Stress fracture
- Tibial (and fibular) shaft fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.