Wagstaffe-Le Fort avulsion fracture

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Wagstaffe-Le Fort avulsion fracture
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 S82.6
AO 44-A1.1

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,[1] opposite to a Tillaux-Chaput avulsion fracture

The injury was described by Léon Clément Le Fort in 1886.[2]

References

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External links

Le Fort's fracture of the ankle at Who Named It?

See also

 Template:Orthopaedic Eponyms


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