ALLMedicine™ Ankle Fracture Center

Jan 18th, 2022 - The effects of preoperative depression following ankle fracture surgery remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between preoperative depression and outcomes following ankle fracture surgery. This retrospective...

Jan 17th, 2022 - A systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library databases according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses guidelines on May 20, 2019. The keywords used were: ankle...

Jan 13th, 2022 - Deltoid ligament repair (DLR) was historically a common adjunct to ankle fracture fixation; however, prevailing clinical practice is to explore the medial side of the ankle only if reduction is blocked. We performed a systematic review to determin...

Jan 8th, 2022 - Unstable weber B Ankle fracture with a deltoid ligament rupture - ORIF of the fibula with no repair of the deltoid ligament versus ORIF of the fibula but operative repair of the deltoid ligament.|2022|Dodd A,Halai M,Buckley R,|

Jan 1st, 2022 - Ankle fractures have continued to occur through the COVID pandemic and, regardless of patient COVID status, often need operative intervention for optimizing long-term outcomes. For healthcare optimization, patient counseling, and care planning, un...

Nov 7th, 2020 - Ankle fractures remain the third most common musculoskeletal injury in the elderly population. The presence of osteoporosis, significant multiple comorbidities and limited functional independence makes treatment of such injuries challenging. Early...

Oct 20th, 2021 - Although it has traditionally been accepted that posterior malleolar fractures involving less than 25 percent of the tibial plafond do not require operative fixation, this belief is now questioned. A number of studies have shown that the posterior...

Sep 28th, 2021 - A debate regarding ankle fracture fixation centers on time to weight bearing. Recent literature has supported immediate weight bearing in surgically stabilized ankle fractures. However, significant variation among orthopaedic surgeons persists, an...

Aug 9th, 2021 - the purpose of the present study was to design a randomized, double-blind, controlled study to evaluate functional recovery effect of Helminthostachys zeylanica(L.)Hook after surgical operation in patients with ankle fracture. The primary outcome ...

Jul 20th, 2021 - A variety of foot and ankle injuries can be treated effectively through the use of a controlled ankle movement (CAM) walker boot. CAM walker boots protect the injured area by restricting foot and ankle motion, providing a stable platform to distri...

Jul 2nd, 2021 - This pilot study will test the hypothesis that prolonged regional peripheral nerve block will reduce development of chronic pain in patients undergoing surgery for ankle fracture. Regional nerve block using local anesthetics delivered by ambulator...

Apr 6th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intra-wound vancomycin powder reduces gram-positive infection in operatively treated high-risk tibia fractures, according to an open-label randomized clinical trial. "Patients with a fracture around the knee or ankle fa...

Sep 13th, 2018 - RESULTS In total, 350 offices were contacted across 8 states (4 states with and 4 states without expanded Medicaid eligibility) of which we identified 245 orthopedic surgeons who would surgically treat ankle fractures. The 245 surgeons’ offices we.

Dec 13th, 2016 - Results Number of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) procedures increased for all ankle fracture types over the period 2007 to 2011 (Table 1). Over the same period, number of procedures for isolated syndesmosis ORIF increased significantl.

Oct 11th, 2016 - Action Points Note that this randomized trial found no difference in symptomatic outcome when close-contact casting was compared to surgery for unstable ankle fracture in older adults. Note that rates of malunion were higher in the casting group. ...

Feb 22nd, 2016 - Not all ankle fractures require CT. However, for posterior malleolus fractures thought to require fixation, preoperative CT may help in determining if percutaneous fixation with or without arthroscopic guidance is a feasible treatment option.