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Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma in Clinical Practice pp 145–159Cite as

Ankle Injuries

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Abstract

In a monograph in 1898, Poland described physeal fractures at the ankle and established the principle that in children, ligaments are stronger than physeal cartilage. This, combined with anatomy of the physis and direction in which it closes, gives rise to a pattern of injury particular to children and young adults.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. T&O SpR Percivall Pott Rotation, London, UK

    Anna C. Peek FRCS (Tr & Orth)

  2. Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, The Royal London and Barts and The London Children’s Hospitals, Barts Health, London, UK

    Claudia Maizen MD, FRCS (Orth)

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  1. Anna C. Peek FRCS (Tr & Orth)
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  2. Claudia Maizen MD, FRCS (Orth)
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Correspondence to Anna C. Peek FRCS (Tr & Orth) .

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  1. Percivall Pott Rotation, London, United Kingdom

    Nick A. Aresti

  2. The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Matthew Barry

  3. The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Mark(J.M.H.) Paterson

  4. Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, Royal London & London Children Hospitals Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, LONDON, United Kingdom

    Manoj Ramachandran

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Peek, A.C., Maizen, C. (2015). Ankle Injuries. In: Aresti, N., Barry, M., Paterson, M., Ramachandran, M. (eds) Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6756-3_9

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