Print This Page     Close Window Consult Request Guidelines for Ankle Fractures     Ankle Fractures Suggested Pre-Referral Evaluation and Management Guidelines 1) Ensure that the patient is neurovascularly intact 2) Patient should be splinted 3) Elevate and ice the affected lower extremity 4) Non-weight bearing Suggested Additional Test/Management Prior to Specialty Visit None Patient Education/Information (includes preps) 1) Not all fractures require or benefit from operative intervention 2) The decision for operative intervention is made on an individual patient's health and needs Appointment Timeframe within 1 week How to Get Results to Consultant UMHS Patients: See CareWeb External Patients: Patients must obtain and hand carry hardcopy radiographic studies (MRI/CT/X-rays) Clinic Contact Information Physicians: 800-962-3555 Patients: 734-998-6541 Clinic Location Sites Ann Arbor - South Main Orthopedics UM Consulting Physician Anish Raj Kadakia, M.D. Revised on: 09/24/2009