malleolus: Either of the two rounded protuberances on each side of the ankle, the inner formed by a projection of the tibia and the outer by a projection of the fibula.
The external or lateral malleolus of the ankle. Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free fun content. ...
Four cases of recurrent instability of the ankle joint are reported. The instability was associated with a separate centre of ossification of the lateral malleolus and abnormal movement between the ossicle and the distal fibula. All patients were successfully treated by surgery: two underwent internal...
A case of recurrent instability of the ankle is reported. It was associated with a separate centre of ossification in the lateral malleolus. While such extra ossification centres for both malleoli are recognized, they have not hitherto been incriminated as a cause of instability. The successful ...
Inflectionsof 'malleolus' (n):npl: malleoli WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mal•le•o•lus(mə lē′ə ləs),USA pronunciationn., pl.-li(-lī′).USA pronunciation[Anat.] Anatomythe bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at...
bone knob on either side of the human ankle, 1690s, from Latinmalleolus, diminutive ofmalleus"a hammer" (from PIE root*mele-"to crush, grind"). Anatomical use is said to date to Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564). Related:Malleolar.
Either of the two rounded protuberances on each side of the ankle, the inner formed by a projection of the tibia and the outer by a projection of the fibula. [New Latin, from Latin, diminutive ofmalleus,hammer; seemelə-inIndo-European roots.] ...
Treatment of the traumatic bone and soft tissue defect of the medial ankle is a challenge in reconstructive orthopedic surgery. In this report, we described a novel reconstruction procedure for the medial malleolus reconstruction using microsurgical transfer of the fibular head osteo-tendinous flap ...
This study was performed to assess VLP stabilisation of lateral malleolus fractures. Methods and materials : From August 2008 to January 2010, 20 consecutive patients (mean age 51 years) with unstable ankle fractures were treated with VLP. Average delay to surgery was 9 days. Case notes and ...
Introduction: It is unclear whether the medial malleolus in unstable bi- and tri- malleolar ankle fractures without medial talar displacement should be addressed surgically. This study reviews a fixation protocol for the medial malleolar component of unstable bi- or tri- malleolar ankle fractures. Mat...