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Though I was once involved in an accident and I had a transverse boot top fracture.
Let me begin with the anatomy of fracture before I express myself.
The anatomical classification of ankle fracture uses anatomical locations to classify fracture.
According to Hermena and Slane (2025)
we have the following fractures under this classification.
i. Isolated medial malleolus fracture
ii. Isolated lateral malleolus fracture
iii. Bimalleolar ankle fracture
iv. Trimalleolar ankle fracture
Isolated medial malleolar fracture involves only the medial Malleolus. That is why it is called "isolated" ... Fracture. This is similar to Isolated lateral lateral Malleolar Fracture which involves the lateral malleolus. However, the combination of both fractures (occuring simultaneously) leads to bimalleolar fracture. As if that is not enough, there is another version of this fracture called the trimalleolar fracture which includes the bimalleolar and the posterior Malleolar Fracture.
Finally, I have to expose this:
Fractures are painful, fractures are bad.
It has happened, It is still happening.
If you have one, you are not the first.
Don't lose hope, you will stand.
Enough is enough, when time comes.
Inhale and exhale, and use your time wisely.
Read books, and enjoy your time.
Eat well and use your drugs.
For a time is coming when you will stand.
Winners don't faint, they strive to stand.
Fractures may come, but don't lose yourself.
It may take months, but you will be fine.
Take care, sweet heart, for it is all a story.
Finally I have exposed my experience 😉!
Thanks!
Reference
Hermena S, Slane VH. Ankle Fracture. [Updated 2025 Feb 15]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542324/