Case Report

Association of Bosworth, Pilon, and Open Talus Fractures: A Very Unusual Ankle Trauma

Table 1

Different stages involved in Bosworth injury. Seven stages are proposed by Perry et al. on a cadaveric study. In italic, complementary modifications proposed by the authors.

StagesInvolved lesion in Bosworth injury

1AITFL
2PITFL
3Anteromedial part of the capsule
4Interosseous membrane
5Posterior entrapment of the fibula behind the tibia
6Fibula fracture
7Associated medial malleolus fracture or the deltoid ligament torn or pilon fracture
8Associated talus fracture

AITFL: anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament; PITFL: posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament.