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Wagstaffe–Le Fort avulsion fracture

Le Fort's fracture of the ankle is a vertical fracture of the antero-medial part of the distal fibula with avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament, opposite to a Tillaux-Chaput avulsion fracture The injury was described by Léon Clément Le Fort in 1886.

See also Ankle fracture

References

External links Le Fort's fracture of the ankle at Whonamedit?

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  • Bone fractures
  • Eponyms in medicine
  • Injuries of ankle and foot
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