To assist the differential diagnosis, os subfibulare has a round shape and smooth, well-defined cortical margins, whereas an acute malleolar avulsion fracture fills the missing part of the distal tip of the lateral malleolus, with irregular cortical margins facing the fibular tip.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Os subfibulare is an accessory ossicle that lies at the tip of the lateral malleolus of the ankle and is rarely reported.
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Mar 13, 2024 · Os Subfibulare involves an extra bone while Avulsion Fractures occur when a piece of bone is torn away.
All os subfibulare were located within the inferior third of the epiphysis, whereas all type VII fractures were either at the equator or within the middle third ...
Dec 9, 2013 · The small bony chips lateral to the tip of the lateral malleolus represent an avulsion fracture while the well-corticated bony fragment ...
In conclusion, radiographs, not clinical presentation, can differentiate an os subfibulare from a type VII transepiphyseal fracture. Children with type VII ...
These findings suggest that an os subfibulare represents an avulsion fracture that may or may not be associated with laxity of the anterior talofibular ligament ...
Os subfibulare is an ossicle at the tip of the lateral malleolus. The ossicle is sometimes symptomatic and presents with local pain or lateral ankle ...
(67% in os subfibulare vs. 78% in type VII fracture group). The history and clinical presentations were similar and were nondiagnostic. Ankle edema and ...
