UNLABELLED Painful conditions and limited dorsal flexion of the ankle, which are the result of the friction of joint tissues and also the cause and the effect of altered joint biomechanics, are called ankle impingement syndromes. Post-traumatic ankle injures, like an ankle sprains or ankle fractures, are the main causes of impingement lesions, which result in chronic ankle pain. PURPOSE To ev...

As our healthcare system moves towards bundling payments, it is vital to understand the potential financial implications associated with treatment of surgical complications. Considering that surgical treatment of ankle fractures is common, there remains minimal data relating costs to postsurgical intervention. We aimed to identify costs associated with ankle fracture complications through case-...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the ankle-brachial index is related to functional impairment, clinical fractures and mortality in nursing home residents, and whether this effect is associated or not with low bone mass. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective, observational, non-interventional cohort study in non-dependent nursing home residents. The following determinations were made: BUN, creatinine, c...

BACKGROUND Ankle fractures in the elderly with osteoporotic bones are often difficult to manage. It is debatable whether we should treat such fractures conservatively, surgically, or even plan primary arthrodesis. Furthermore, there is a risk of difficult or failed fixation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was a retrospective evaluation of the management and follow up of 126 patients presentin...

OBJECTIVES To compare bone mineral density of women with postmenopausal ankle fractures with controls and review patient characteristics, injury mechanisms, and outcomes. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Women older than 60 years, admitted with ankle fractures between 2002 and 2003 and controls (age-matched women with fem...

Ankle fracture is one of the most common traumas, the surgical treatment of which is usually performed by residents in traumatological training. The area is prone to postoperative infections due to swelling and circulatory problems. Wound dehiscience and superficial skin infection are the most common complications of operative ankle fracture treatment (4.6%), while the incidence for deeper infe...

BACKGROUND A restriction in ankle dorsiflexion is a common complication of ankle fractures. This kind of dysfunction, if severe, can significantly influence gait. A restriction in ankle dorsiflexion (forward movement of the shin relative to the foot) can cause, among others, hyperextension of the knee during the stance phase. The length of leading leg step is shortened and alternant walk downst...

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of posterolateral approach to ankle arthroscopy in management of ankle fractures. Methods: Between March 2014 and May 2016, 68 patients with ankle fractures treated in our hospital were enrolled as subjects and randomly assigned to receive either standard open reduction (the control group, n=34) or the posterolateral approach to ankle arthroscopy...