Elina Svitolina had two screws inserted into her ankle last September. Five months later, she's in the Australian Open ...

the patient had been experiencing pain and discomfort in his ankle, as described above. He decided that he could no longer tolerate this and that the plate and screws needed to be removed.

Medial Malleolus: The bony prominence on the inner side of the ankle, which can be fractured due to trauma. Lag Screw: A type of screw used in orthopedic surgery to compress two fragments of bone ...

corrective surgery is usually necessary. The standard procedure for repairing and stabilizing a severe high ankle sprain involves placing one or two screws between the tibia and fibula to hold the ...