
29/04/2025
✅“This isn’t just a broken ankle — it’s a triple threat! Look closer.”✅
🚨‼️This isn’t just a broken ankle. A trimalleolar fracture is one of the most severe ankle injuries, involving all three malleoli of the ankle joint:
1️⃣Medial malleolus (inner side of tibia)
2️⃣Lateral malleolus (distal fibula)
3️⃣Posterior malleolus (back of the tibia)
📖📖☝️These three bony pillars stabilize your ankle like legs on a tripod. When all three break, the ankle loses its support — leading to instability, intense pain, and usually the need for surgical fixation.
📚📚This injury often occurs from high-impact trauma — car accidents, severe falls, or sports injuries. Recovery isn’t just about bone healing; it demands expert physiotherapy, range of motion work, and gradual weight-bearing progression.
💯💯After fixation, the ankle is often immobilized for weeks. This leads to joint stiffness, muscle tightness, and swelling.
Early physiotherapy includes:
✅Elevation & lymphatic drainage techniques
✅Active toe movements
✅Gentle range-of-motion exercises
🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️In physiotherapy, we focus on reducing swelling, restoring joint motion, and retraining gait. Each phase is crucial. Rush it, and the patient risks lifelong instability.
🚨🚨Let’s not just treat injuries — let’s understand them. This X-ray tells a story of trauma, resilience, and recovery. And physiotherapy is the bridge to that final chapter.
📚📚Surgery fixes the bones. Physiotherapy restores the movement.