Ontario Trimalleolar Fracture (Broken Ankle) Lawyer | Toronto Broken Ankle Injury Lawyer

Injuries to Bones and Joints

Serious ankle fractures and other Injuries to a persons bones, joints and supporting structures like muscles, cartilage, ligaments and tendons often result from trauma sustained in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and slip and fall accidents and pedestrian accidents.  Trimalleolar fractures are one of the most serious ankle fractures. Recovery from a trimalleolar ankle fracture may be difficult.  A trimalleolar fracture may also be complicated by infection, nerve or blood vessel damage, and arthritis.

Often, serious orthopaedic injuries require surgery, which may include open reduction with internal fixation of plates, screws or other hardware.  Ankle fractures are serious and may have life-long consequences.  Significant ankle injuries can adversely impact on the ability to earn an income, participate in home maintenance, and engage in leisure activities.   



What is a Trimalleolar Fracture? 
A trimalleolar fracture involves three parts of the ankle:

• Lateral malleolus (lower part of the fibula)
• Medial malleolus (medial surface of the lower part of the tibia)
• Posterior malleolus (distal posterior aspect of the tibia)

Other Types of Ankle Fractures

Ontario personal injury lawyer Andrew A. Iacobelli has experience representing injury victims with serious orthopaedic injuries, including trimalleolar ankle fractures and other types of ankle injuries, such as:

• Bimalleolar ankle fractures
• Distal fibular fractures
• Proximal fibular fractures
• Tibia shaft fractures

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Some other common orthopedic injuries following an Ontario accident include:

• Acetabular Fracture / Fractured Acetabulum
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears / Torn ACL
• Ankle Fractures /Broken Ankle
• Comminuted Fractures
• Compound Fracture
• Elbow Fractures
• Femur Fractures
• Hip Fractures
• Humerus Fractures /Humeral Fractures
• Intertrochanteric Fracture
• Intra–articular Fractures
• Knee Fractures / Patella Fractures
• Labral Tear / Torn Labrum
• Lateral Collateral Ligament Tears / Torn LCL
• Medial Collateral Ligament Tears / Torn MCL
• Meniscal Tear / Torn Meniscus
• Necrosis / Necrotic Bone
• Osteomyelitis
• Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis/ Post Traumatic Arthritis
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears / Torn PCL
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Skull Fractures
• Spiral Fractures
• Subscapularis Tear
• Supraspinatus Tear
• Tib / Fib Fractures
• Tibia / Tibial Fractures
• Tibial Plateau Fractures
• Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures
• Wrist Fractures

Ontario Broken Bones/Orthopaedic Injury Lawyer

A bone fracture may occur when impact applied to a bone that is stronger than the bone itself. Your risk of fracture may depend partly on your age. Children are more susceptible to fracture, but they tend to be less complicated than broken adult bones. In the older population, bones are sometimes brittle and therefore more susceptible to serious injury.

There are many types of fractures, but some of the most common injuries are:

• Undisplaced Bone Fracture or Hairline Fracture is when a bone develops a crack or break through, but the broken ends are still in place, without any displacement or gap. These fractures are best treated with a simple fiberglass or plaster cast and generally do not require surgical treatment.

• Compound Bone Fracture is when the fracture pierces the skin and creates an external wound. These fractures are associated with higher rates of infection due to exposure of the bone to the surrounding bacterias and also cause bleeding from the wound.

• Pathological Bone Fracture occurs when the bone is weakened by a disease such as cancer, or osteoporosis and eventually develops a fracture. These fractures do not require much power and are possible after a trivial slip and fall or any slight impact.

• Displaced Fracture of the bone is where the broken ends of fractured move away from each other creating a gap between them. The amount of gap is different for different types of bone fractures, for example, a difference of two or three millimeters may be insignificant in a fracture of the humerus, but may be serious in fracture phalanx fingers.

Types of fractures by location:

• Skull fracture – A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the skull  usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma. If the force of the impact is excessive the bone may fracture at or near the site of the impact.
• Spinal fracture – A spinal fracture (or vertebral fracture) is a fracture affecting the bones of the spinal column.  They can affect the cervical vertebrae (a cervical fracture), or other parts of the column.
• Rib fracture – A rib fracture is a break or fracture  in one or more of the bones making up the rib cage.  The first rib is unlikely to be fractured although if it does happen, it can lead to serious relating injuries.
  
• Sternal fracture – A sternal fracture is a fracture of the sternum (breastbone). Sternal fracture commonly occurs from trauma by vehicle accidents when the chest strikes a steering wheel or dashboard or is wounded by a seatbelt. Broken sternum can make breathing difficult, so it is more painful. In some cases, sternal fracture leads to injuries to what’s underneath – heart and lungs.
• Shoulder fracture – Major injuries to the shoulder include rotator cuff tear and bone fractures of one or more of the bones in the shoulder.
• Arm fracture – Arm fracture includes upper arm or forearm fracture.
• Hand fracture – Fracture of of one or more bones in a person's hand
• Pelvic fracture – Pelvic fracture is an injury or disruption of the bony structure of the pelvis, including the hip bone, sacrum and coccyx. The most common causes of pelvic fracture include slip and fall, auto accidents, or bicycle accidents.
• Patella fracture – A patella fracture is a fracture  of the kneecap usually caused by a hard blow to the front of the knee. Treatment options for patella fracture include nonsurgical and surgical options, depending on the type of fracture.
• Foot fracture – A foot fracture is quite often in car accidents as driver’s right foot on pedals can get jammed and injured from traumatic forces.
• Broken neck – Commonly referred to as a cervical fracture.

If you or someone you know has suffered a fractured bone or serious orthopedic injury as the result of an accident, contact Ontario personal injury lawyer at Iacobelli Law firm today for a free consultation.

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