How Could Sonia Sotomayor Fracture Her Ankle so Easily?
Today, like many people I was surprised to learn that Judge Sonia Sotomayor had fractured her ankle while tripping at the airport. It is certainly possible that a twisted ankle could cause such an outcome. Some may have been surprised that she was able to continue with her day as schedule. Although we do not know the details of her medical evaluation today, we can surmise that this was a small fracture, perhaps a hairline fracture, which required a splint or a cast, which the news reports mentioned will be removed in 3 weeks. As long as the ankle is kept immobilize without any weight bearing, one can continue with their day as usual. But the major question should be whether there is a specific reason why she developed the ankle fracture. Well, one might saw it is because she tripped and twisted her ankle. That is true, but what I mean is that what are her risk factors for such a fracture? Many people trip and fall and twist their ankles frequently, yet they do not develop an ankle frac
