fall, Hazen suffered a gruesome ankle injury, including left ankle dislocation, a displaced left ankle trimalleolar fracture with transverse medial malleolar fracture, a transverse distal one-third fibula shaft fracture, syndesmotic rupture, and a minimally displaced proximal fracture in the metaphysis....
The surgical treatment of a trimalleolar fracture generally involves using a combination of metal plates and screws or wires to hold the broken bones in alignment while healing occurs. It is not possible for the ankle to bear weight until the broken bones have fused solidly together, and this ...