Ankle pain and deformity after ground level fall at home

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45 years old male presented to ED with right ankle pain/ deformity after ground level fall at home. Patient reports about an hour prior to arrival, he slipped on a wet tile in his foyer at his home. He reported immediate right ankle pain and was not able to weight bear on his right lower extremity. He denies any head injury, loss of consciousness or anticoagulation therapy. Patient was evaluated upon arrival in the emergency department. X ray of the right ankle and right foot revealed a right ankle fracture, dislocation of the lateral and medial malleolus. Ortho was consulted for evaluation and management with closed reduction under procedural sedation of his right ankle. Discuss the Gerontological Considerations Identified in this patient.

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