Evaluation and Surgical Management of the Ankle

Part I. General Considerations for Ankle Injury.- Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology of the Ankle Joint.- Biomechanics of the Ankle Joint.- Radiographic Evaluation of the Ankle Joint.- Evaluation of Ankle Pain.- Part II. Soft Tissue Disorders of the Ankle.- Management of Ankle Tendon Pathology.- Management of Ankle Ligament Injuries.- Management of Ankle Nerve Disorders.- Part III. Ankle Fractures.- Classification of Ankle Fractures.- Pre-operative Management and Evaluation of Ankle Fractures.- Emergency Management of Ankle Fractures.- Management of Unimalleolar Fractures.- Management of Bimalleolar Fractures.- Management of Trimalleolar Fractures.- Management of Fractures of the Tibial Plafond.- Management ofTalus Fractures.- Part IV. The Diabetic Ankle.- Management of Acute Diabetic Ankle Fractures.- Management of the Charcot Ankle.- Part V. Chronic Ankle Problems.- Management of Nonunions, Malunions and Late Syndesmotic Injuries.- Management of Ankle Infections.- Non-operative Management of Ankle Arthritis.- Post-traumatic Ankle Arthritis: Fusions.- Post-traumatic Ankle Arthritis: Arthroplasty.- Part VI. Selected Topics on the Ankle.- Management of Ankle Wounds.- Management of Osteochondral Disorders of the Ankle.