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. 2015 Oct;473(10):3323-8.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4306-x. Epub 2015 Apr 22.

Classifications in Brief: Lauge-Hansen Classification of Ankle Fractures

Jason P Tartaglione  1 , Andrew J Rosenbaum, Mostafa Abousayed, John A DiPreta
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Classifications in Brief: Lauge-Hansen Classification of Ankle Fractures

Jason P Tartaglione et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Oct.
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Figures

Fig. 1A–B
Fig. 1A–B
(A) Mortise and (B) lateral plain radiographs of a right ankle show the classic appearance of a Lauge-Hansen supination adduction injury, which corresponds to the Danis-Weber Type A and AO/OTA 44-A fracture patterns.
Fig. 2A–B
Fig. 2A–B
(A) Mortise and (B) lateral plain radiographs of a right ankle show the classic appearance of a Lauge-Hansen supination external rotation injury, which corresponds to the Danis-Weber Type B and AO/OTA 44-B fracture patterns.
Fig. 3A–B
Fig. 3A–B
(A) AP and (B) lateral plain radiographs of a left ankle show the classic appearance of a Lauge-Hansen pronation external rotation injury, which corresponds to the Danis-Weber Type C and AO/OTA 44-C fracture patterns.
Fig. 4A–B
Fig. 4A–B
(A) Mortise and (B) lateral plain radiographs of a right ankle show the classic appearance of a Lauge-Hansen pronation abduction injury, which corresponds to the Danis-Weber Type C and AO/OTA 44-C fracture patterns.
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