Supination adduction stage 2 associated with transverse fracture of the lateral malleolus and rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament: a case report and literature review
This report shares the clinical experience in diagnosing and treating occult injuries of the ATFL in a case of SAD stage 2 ankle fracture to enhance awareness and prevent missed diagnoses in similar injuries. We emphasize that in SAD stage 2 fractures showing unexplained talar tilt after fixation, clinicians should suspect and evaluate for occult ATFL injury to avoid missed diagnoses and optimize treatment decisions.
Authors
- Yunxuan Zou
- Shiheng Wang
- Jie Ke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-1676)
- Biqing Huang
- Kangyong Yang
- Jingxuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-6352)
- Zhenjiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6850-9485)
- Zhihong Mo
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Foshan Hospital of TCM (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1658026
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00