"stress view" x-ray

This image was taken 25 May and is called a "stress view" because the surgeon was twisting her ankle, getting the break in her distal fibula to show more clearly. The twisting lasted only a fraction of a second. It's not so bad as it sounds.  Michelle can tell you more about it.

Explaining above, the oval shows the break that will be repaired by installing a plate on the outer side (from the right as seen above) and holding the plate on and to the bone with two screws, with the screws piercing the fractured bone portions and pulling them together.

The diamond surrounds what appears to be another fracture that will have two screws implanted from the left side, repairing the damage and affixing the broken bone surfaces together for healing to commence and continue, hopefully over a span of six weeks.

The rectangle shows how her tibia is not-quite-aligned with the foot bone (sorry, I'm out of medical specifics), indicating ligament damage that will presumably be addressed by holding the whole system of bones stationary over the six-week term of the post-surgery cast-wearing phase.

Being that I was completely unprepared to take notes during today's consult, I'm relying on memory for this, so any mistakes will have to be corrected when the data is available. Thank you for your patience.