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Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The term ‘quadrimalleolar fracture’ (QMF) describes a trimalleolar (TM) ankle fracture with an associated Chaput or Wagstaffe fracture.
Noopur Ranganathan BS +5 more
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Introduction Sleep Apnea (SA) is a common sleep disorder that increases postoperative morbidity. There is limited research on how SA influences outcomes following operative fixation of ankle fractures.
Thamer, Semran B. +6 more
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. Background:. Acute ankle fractures can lead to high rate of concomitant intra-articular lesions which may compromise clinical results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of concomitant intra-articular lesions in acute ankle ...
Xing-Zuo Chen +6 more
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Identifying Intra-Articular Pathology With Arthroscopy Prior to Open Ankle Fracture Fixation
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of intra-articular findings with ankle arthroscopy in patients undergoing operative fixation for ankle fractures. Methods: This is a retrospective review of ankle fractures that were treated with arthroscopy and open ...
Shain Howard, D.O. +5 more
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Introduction: Ankle fractures account for about 9% of all fractures in adults. Open reduction and internal fixation is the preferred treatment for such injuries. However, surgery is not free of complications, and outcomes following surgery are not always
Rajeev Dwivedi +3 more
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Background: Societal changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the epidemiology of ankle fractures. The aim of this study was to assess trends in emergency department visits for ankle fractures from 2019 to 2020 in the United ...
Kevin Mo MHA +6 more
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Clinical value of the Ottawa ankle rules for diagnosis of fractures in acute ankle injuries.
BackgroundThe Ottawa ankle rules (OAR) are clinical decision guidelines used to identify whether patients with ankle injuries need to undergo radiography. The OAR have been proven that their application reduces unnecessary radiography.
Xin Wang +3 more
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Background Management of patients with sequelae of intra-articular fractures of the distal tibia continues to be a substantial clinical challenge in orthopaedic trauma due to the high incidence, poor outcomes and high disability rate.
Oleg А. Kauts +6 more
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The epidemiology of fractures in England
Introduction: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. Objective: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures in England ...
Reckless, IP +9 more
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Development and validation of a paediatric long-bone fracture classification : a prospective multicentre study in 13 European paediatric trauma centres [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to develop a child-specific classification system for long bone fractures and to examine its reliability and validity on the basis of a prospective multicentre study.
Marzi, Ingo +22 more
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