Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 ...
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Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 degrees of lateral angulation (so the lateral projection of the leg has the ankle appearing as a frontal projection).

Spiral proximal fibular shaft fracture with mild lateral displacement, in keeping with a Maisonneuve fracture.

Ankle syndesmosis is not widened.

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Rachel Suk
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Graduated with a B.S. in Psychobiology at UC Davis. Working as a Junior Specialist for the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) Project within the UC Davis TCAN Lab. Applying to the 2019-2020 medical school application cycle. Interests in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry.
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