Ankle

2022 - 9 - 13

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Chorley woman suffers broken ankle after being knocked down by ... (Lancashire Post)

A woman has suffered a broken ankle after she was run over by a mobility scooter in Chorley.

"Some of the women were brilliant and sat with me and helped me up. But those scooters are heavy and I was pinned down and dragged along the floor. A passing motorist jumped out of his car and rushed after the man to stop him. Jane now wants to see the law changed and stricter requirements introduced for those riding mobility scooters. Mobility scooter riders don’t need insurance and don’t come under the road traffic act. "It was so sustained and went on for so long.

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Cabo Verde: Electronic ankle bracelets introduced as alternative to ... (Macau Business)

International, MNA | Cabo Verde will introduce electronic bracelets as an alternative to prison, applied mainly to petty crimes, hoping to reduce them, ...

Cabo Verde will follow the Portuguese model, said the minister of justice, Joana Rosa. Considering it to be a “historic milestone” for Cape Verdean society, he stressed that the electronic bracelet would allow the convicted to maintain family ties, work links and social and economic conditions. It said the ministry of justice would do everything to start implementing the electronic bracelet as soon as possible, the minister said that this was a “new moment” for the sector, which comes after the installation of the video conferencing system in all courts in the country, to allow for remote hearings.

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Man receives near-6-figure payout after rolling ankle on Charleston ... (Live 5 News WCSC)

The state of South Carolina will pay a settlement to a man who sued after suffering an injury on one of Charleston's most famous streets.

The lawsuit stated the city and the SCDOT owed him a duty of care to maintain the sidewalk, inspect it, and warn of or eliminate risks. The suit, which was filed two years later in 2020, called the sidewalk constituted an “unreasonable danger to the public” and alleged the city of Charleston and the South Carolina Department of Transportation should have known that an uneven sidewalk was hazardous. The man filed a lawsuit which stated that in 2018, he was walking on King Street when he “unexpectedly rolled his ankle on an uneven area of the sidewalk,” causing him to sustain injuries.

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Delhi: Highly advanced ankle ligament surgery conducted at ... (The Indian Express)

Using a keyhole arthroscopy technique, the minimal, scarless procedure was completed within an hour and the patient was discharged a day later.

“Outer side ligaments technically known as lateral ankle ligaments tears are the most common injuries in sports. “The patient, a sports enthusiast, had a complete tear of lateral ankle ligaments. Dr Singh added that usually the patients take six months to recover as an open procedure is a time-consuming process where big incisions are made in the ankle.

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