Wagstaffe–Le Fort avulsion fracture

Le Fort's fracture of the ankle is a vertical fracture of the antero-medial part of the distal fibula with avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament, opposite to a Tillaux-Chaput avulsion fracture

The injury was described by Léon Clément Le Fort in 1886.

See also

• Ankle fracture

References

External links

• Le Fort's fracture of the ankle at Who Named It?

1. Tillaux fracture
2. Ankle fracture
3. List of orthopaedic eponyms
4. Index of trauma and orthopaedics articles