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Department
of Podiatry
Ankle
Ligament Rupture
Obvious
lateral movement of the talus in the ankle mortise indicating
(in the abscence of obvious medial malleolus fracture)
a probable deltoid ligament rupture.
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Anterior
movement of the talus in the ankle mortise (see widening
of posterior aspect of joint, arrow heads) indicates a probable
rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament, common in
lateral ankle sprains.
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