Miranda Cosgrove Suffers Broken Ankle

Much to my 9 year old daughter's surprise and concern, Miranda Cosgrove, the teen star of Nickelodeon's "iCarly," suffered a broken ankle when her tour bus crashed into a tractor-trailer in Illinois earlier this week. Apparently, the tractor-trailer was already overturned when the tour bus hit a portion of the vehicle that was blocking one of the lanes. Although there was a total of five passengers on the tour bus, everyone will be okay. Cosgrove seems to have the most serious injury of everyone involved. She had been performing in Ohio on Wednesday night and was traveling to Kansas where she was scheduled to perform on Friday. Her "Dancing Crazy Tour" is now postponed until further notice...

A little bit of info about Ankle Fractures:

Doctors have noticed an increase in the number and severity of broken ankles since the 1970s.

The ankle has two joints, one on top of the other, and three bones. A broken ankle can involve one or more of the bones, as well as injury to the surrounding connecting tissues or ligaments.

There are a wide variety of causes for broken ankles, most commonly a fall, an automobile accident, or sports-related trauma.

Because a severe sprain can often mask the symptoms of a broken ankle, every ankle injury should be examined by a physician. Symptoms of a broken ankle include:
Bruising.
Swelling.
Immediate and severe pain.
Inability to put any weight on the injured foot.
Tenderness to the touch.
Deformity, particularly if there is a dislocation or a fracture.

The treatment for a broken ankle usually involves a leg cast or brace if the fracture is stable. If the ligaments are also torn, or if the fracture created a loose fragment of bone that could irritate the joint, surgery may be required to secure the bones in place so they will heal properly.

Dr. Michele Summers Colon, DPM, MS

3503 Lexington Ave.

El Monte, CA 91731

(626) 442-1223

http://www.elmontefootdoctor.com/