Pott fracture
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| S82.6 | Fracture of the lateral ankle, fibula with involvement of the upper ankle joint |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The Pott fracture is a fracture of the (his own) lower leg described by Sir Percivell Pott in 1769 . He described this fracture as the most common type of all ankle fracture . Nowadays the term Pott fracture is no longer used because the described form of ankle fracture occurs very rarely. In the English-speaking world, the term Pott's fracture is used today for a bimalleolar fracture.
Clinical manifestations
The fibula breaks above the tibiofibular syndesmosis . This remains intact. However, the delta ligament, the inner ligament at the upper ankle joint , ruptures (tears) so that the ankle bone tilts laterally.
treatment
The therapy takes place according to the current rules of osteosynthesis and the torn ligaments are also treated surgically , depending on the patient also conservatively . The acute treatment is followed by a physiotherapeutic build-up , which after about 6 weeks of partial relief of the affected leg can then turn into full weight bearing.
Literature and Sources
- Adam Greenspan: Skeletal Radiology. 4th edition. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, Munich / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-23061-5 .
- Hans-Christoph Langer: Medium-term treatment results for malleolar fractures of the type "Weber-B" depending on therapy and follow-up treatment, conclusions and therapy rules. Dissertation . 2005. (online at: www-brs.ub.ruhr-uni-bochum.de )
