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Cotton fracture

by Dr Mike Cadogan, last update November 14, 2018

Description

Cotton fracture (trimalleolar fracture): fracture of the ankle that involving the lateral malleolus, medial malleolus and distal posterior aspect of the tibia (posterior malleolus).

Cotton fracture trimalleolar
Cotton fracture (trimalleolar fracture)

History

1910 – Cotton in his text book ‘Dislocations and Joint-Fractures pp540-550‘ outlines the mechanism and reduction of Pott fracture with posterior luxation and fracture

1915 – Cotton described in minute detail 53 cases of bimalleolar fracture with posterior luxation and fracture of the distal posterior tibia; mechanism of causation; reduction and operative treatment. [JAMA. 1915;64:318–321.]

Associated Persons

  • Frederic Jay Cotton (1869 – 1939)
  • Percivall Pott (1714 – 1788)

Alternative names

  • Trimalleolar fracture
  • Pott fracture with backward dislocation of the lower fragment

References

  • Cotton FJ. A new type of ankle fracture. JAMA. 1915;64:318–321.

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About Dr Mike Cadogan

Emergency physician with a passion for medical informatics and medical education/textbooks. Asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. | @sandnsurf | + Mike Cadogan | LinkedIn

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