An ankle fracture turns an active person into a non-weightbearing patient overnight — scared, frustrated, and full of questions. An ankle fracture poster walks them through the injury and the recovery before you even enter the room.
What fracture patients need to see
- The injury: malleolar fracture patterns — lateral, bimalleolar, trimalleolar — shown so "broken ankle" becomes a specific, understandable injury.
- Stable vs. unstable: why some fractures get a boot and others get surgery. Patients accept ORIF far more readily when they see the instability.
- The recovery timeline: non-weightbearing weeks, boot transition, physical therapy, and return to activity — the honest months-long arc.
- Complications to watch: compartment signs, wound issues, and hardware irritation — the "call immediately" list.
Calmer patients, better compliance
Fracture recovery lives or dies on compliance with weightbearing restrictions. Patients who've studied the timeline cheat less — they understand the restriction has an end date.
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Where it works
Fracture rooms, urgent-care-adjacent spaces, and surgical consult rooms. Large format where patients wait in boots and casts. Printed on demand in three sizes.