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How Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Fix This Ankle Fracture? - Weber B Fibula
This video explains how orthopaedic surgeons fix a Weber B fibula fracture. The video explains in simple diagrams how the fracture is...


Ryan Papenhuyzen's Latest Ankle Fracture Surgery Explained!
The latest post by the NRL Physio revealed that the Melbourne Storm's Ryan Papenhuyzen has had a new plate added to his original fibula...


SYNDESMOSIS INJURIES: Watch our in-depth video discussion with the Sports Medicine Project team!
SYNDESMOSIS INJURIES! The ACL of the Ankle. For those of you that missed our podcast with The Sports Medicine Project you can now watch...


What is a MAISONNEUVE FRACTURE?
As featured in our recent chat on the @thesportsmedicineproject podcast. This is an injury that is often missed and can result in...


Alexander Zverev's Severe ANKLE LIGAMENT INJURY Explained!
This video details the ligaments injured when Alexander Zverev rolled his ankle playing against Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros French...


What BONES Are BROKEN in An Ankle Fracture?
This video details the types of bones broken in ankle fractures. Ankle fractures often require surgery. They are often classified as...


What's The Return to Play Timeline for a High Ankle Sprain?
High ankle sprains (syndesmosis injuries) make up 25% of ankle sprains in contact sports. We see a lot of them, and a common question...


Ankle Fractures: Do I Need Surgery?
This video details the types of fibula fractures that often require surgery. Fibula fractures are one of many types of fractures around...


Which Ligaments Are Injured in a High Ankle Sprain?
High ankle sprains are otherwise known as syndesmosis injuries. They account for up to 15% of all ankle sprain presentations, but in some...


Oh No! The Ultrasound Says I've Ruptured My ATFL & CFL!
It is very common for patients to first present to an orthopaedic surgeon, concerned regarding an ultrasound report that says they've...


Conor McGregor Breaks Leg in UFC Fight!
Conor McGregor broke his leg in his UFC 264 fight against Dustin Poirier earlier today. The injury likely wasn’t sustained at the time...


High Ankle Sprains: When Can I Return to Sport???
High ankle sprains (syndesmosis injuries) make up 25% of ankle sprains in contact sports. We see a lot of them, and a common question...


Newcastle Knights Bradman Best Suffers High Ankle Sprain!
Bradman Best, one of the Newcastle Knights main attacking weapons, unfortunately sustained a high ankle sprain last night. He suffered an...


Newcastle Knights Forward Tyson Frizell Suffers Syndesmotic Injury!
Tyson Frizell, Newcastle Knights & New South Wales Blues State of Origin Forward, suffered a syndesmosis injury playing against Manly in...


Foot & Ankle Injuries in Rugby Union!
Rugby Union is a sport that is unfortunately associated with foot & ankle injuries. Interestingly, unlike a lot of other sports, forwards...


Australian Diamonds Netballer Liz Watson out for the season with Navicular Bone Injury
Australian Diamonds & Melbourne Vixens Netballer Liz Watson unfortunately required surgery on a navicular bone injury this week, meaning...


LeBron James out "indefinitely" following a high ankle sprain...
Speaking of syndesmotic injuries. Star NBA basketballer, LeBron James, sustained a high ankle sprain against the Atlanta Hawks on March...


Key Facts About Soccer Injuries!
Soccer season is just around the corner! The foot & ankle are the 2nd most common area of injury for soccer players, after the thigh....


Achilles Tendon Rupture: The Facts & Figures
Did you know that males have 3.5 times the risk of rupturing their Achilles tendon compared to women? 20-39 years is the peak age group for suffering an Achilles tendon rupture, however there has been an increasing trend seen in the 40-59 year old age group in recent years. Take a look out our flyer for some more interesting figures surrounding Achilles tendon rupture... #Achillestendon #Achillestendonrupture #rupturedachilles #ankleinjury #footandankleinjuries #sportsinjury
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