The effect of the ankle syndesmosis reduction quality on the short-term functional outcome following ankle fractures. 2021

Igor Kaftandziev, and Bore Bakota, and Simon Trpeski, and Oliver Arsovski, and Marko Spasov, and Andrej Cretnik
University Clinic of Traumatology - Medical faculty of Skopje, North Macedonia, Macedonia.

BACKGROUND A few radiographic techniques have been proposed to evaluate ankle syndesmosis reduction. The purpose of this study was to analyze post-operatively with CT-scanning the quality of ankle syndesmotic reduction. Moreover, to assess the impact of quality of syndesmotic reduction to functional outcome. METHODS A prospective cohort study focused on patients older than 17 years with lateral and medial malleolar fracture with verified syndesmotic disruption. METHODS open fracture, concomitant injury, surgery delayed for more than 24 hours, additional posterior malleolar fracture, ASA score of ≥ 3, complication requiring revision surgery, articular step or gap of ≥ 2mm on the postoperative CT scans. RESULTS Out of 41 patients, 34 participants completed the follow-up. There was a male predominance (20 patients - 58.82%) and the mean age was 48.46±16.1 years (range (20-72 years). 22 patients (64.71%) have sustained type B fracture, while in 12 patients (35.29%) the fracture was of a type C. The reduction was classified as anatomical in 26 patients (76.50%), while in 8 patients (23.50%) the reduction of the syndesmosis was non-anatomical. In those 26 patients in whom the reduction was anatomical, 17 (65.39%) were males and there were 18 (66.67%) type B fractures. In the patients with non-anatomical reduction, 3 patients (37.5%) were of a male gender and there was the equal number of type B and C fractures. The statistical analysis showed significantly favorable scores for both AOFAS score and VAS scale for the patients with anatomical reduction. CONCLUSIONS Functional analysis showed a strong association with the CT observed reduction quality and both the AOFAS score and VAS scale. Further studies are desirable to provide further evidence in relation to the findings of this study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007593 Joint Instability Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis. Hypermobility, Joint,Instability, Joint,Laxity, Joint,Hypermobilities, Joint,Instabilities, Joint,Joint Hypermobilities,Joint Hypermobility,Joint Instabilities,Joint Laxities,Joint Laxity,Laxities, Joint
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000843 Ankle Joint The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS. Ankle Syndesmosis,Articulatio talocruralis,Distal Tibiofibular Joint,Inferior Tibiofibular Joint,Talocrural Joint,Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmosis,Tibiofibular Syndesmosis,Ankle Joints,Ankle Syndesmoses,Ankle Syndesmosis, Tibiofibular,Distal Tibiofibular Joints,Inferior Tibiofibular Joints,Joint, Ankle,Joints, Ankle,Syndesmosis, Ankle,Talocrural Joints,Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmoses,Tibiofibular Joint, Distal,Tibiofibular Syndesmoses
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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