Best Doctors for Ankle Fracture Treatment in Warangal

An ankle fracture is described as breaking one or more bones in the ankle joint causing ankle pain. Ankle fractures are categorized into various types such as lateral malleolus fracture, medial malleolus fracture, bimalleolar fracture, bimalleolar equivalent fracture, trimalleolar fracture, pilon fracture, Maisonneuve fracture and syndesmotic injury. The presenting complaints of ankle fracture are sudden, severe ankle pain, not being able to put weight on it, pain while touching it, bruising and swelling. The general causes of these ankle fractures are car accidents, sports injuries, falling from a significant height, rolling the ankle and tripping and falling. The treatment methods to deal with ankle fractures include bracing, casting or having a walking boot to support the ankle while it heals and severe ones require closed reduction or surgery to insert pins, screws, wires and sometimes plates to repair the ankle and hold the bones in place.