FRACTURES ROUND THE ANKLE-JOINT

Salvage Surgery and Ankle Arthrodesis in Ankle Fractures Involving the Joint

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis is a serious complication mostly involving weight bearing joints. It is not yet possible to predict which patients would develop posttraumatic osteoarthritis at a clinically relevant level. It is a common notion that, in comminuted fractures of the ankle joint that are highly likely to result in posttraumatic arthritis, interventions that aim to reduce the developme...

Ankle Fractures

Reliability of Postoperative Radiographies in Ankle Fractures

Background: The accuracy of reduction of ankle fractures using postoperative plain radiographies (x-ray) remainswidely controversial. Some authors have demonstrated that postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan can beuseful for these patients. In current study, the efficacy of x-rays after fixation of ankle fractures was investigated basedon the CT scan findings.Metho...

Treatment Of The Ankle Fractures

s: Background: Ankle fractures were known since the time of Hippocrates and the mode of treatment of fractures around ankle is changing since then. Best results are obtained by anatomical restoration of joint space either by closed reduction & immobilization in the cast or by open reduction & internal fixation.. A clear rationale does not exist for both types of treatment. Objective is to study...

Joint Distraction in Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Ankle

replacement (TAR) in patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis (OA). AJD could a tenable option to ankle fusion orTAR.Methods: A review has been performed on the role of AJD in advanced OA of the ankle. The exploration machinewas MedLine. The keywords utilized were: joint distraction ankle. Three hundred and eleven articles were found. Ofthe above-mentioned, only 14 were chosen and analyzed b...