The lateral malleolus is at the end of the fibula, a smaller bone in the leg. When part of this bone fractures, the ankle can become unstable. A fracture can be caused by a fall, a blow to the ...

Because of the absence of radiography and the inchoate state of biomechanics, knowledge of ankle injuries before ... though the lateral malleolar fracture runs posteriorly and upward, whereas ...

Forming the top of your ankle joint, meanwhile, is the fibula distal aspect ... the type of fibular fracture you experience. Some of the most common include: Lateral malleolus fractures ...