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TABLE 40.3
COMMON INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANKLE PAIN
ACCORDING TO AGE
Toddler
Child
Adolescent
Spiral fracture of
the tibia
Soft tissue
contusion
Salter–Harris type I fracture Ankle sprain
of the distal fibula
Soft tissue contusion
Soft tissue contusion
FIGURE 40.1 Inversion injury.
Eversion injuries account for a small proportion of ankle sprains. The deltoid
ligament, which supports the medial aspect of the ankle, is most commonly
affected by this mechanism (Fig. 40.8 ). It is composed of deep and superficial
fibers. Eversion may also cause disruption of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, which
