ALLMedicine™ Ankle Fracture Center

Mar 22nd, 2023 - Temporary lower-limb immobilisation following injury is a risk factor for the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. However, patients are not always risk-assessed for VTE ...

Mar 18th, 2023 - To identify the feasibility and efficiency of deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) in the detection of ankle fractures and to explore ensemble strategies that applied multiple projections of radiographs.Ankle radiographs (AXRs) are the prima...

Mar 17th, 2023 - Infection is one of the challenging complications after open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures. Previously published case series conclude that Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent causative microorganism. An unexpected incr...

Mar 17th, 2023 - The aim of this study was to compare the longer-term outcomes of operatively and nonoperatively managed patients treated with a removable brace (fixed-angle removable orthosis) or a plaster cast immobilization for an acute ankle fracture. This is ...

Mar 8th, 2023 - Overview The mainstay of unstable ankle fractures is surgical in nature, however controversy and an unclear consensus exists regarding post-operative rehabilitation; is a splint necessary or not? Splinting the ankle post-op is traditionally used t...

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...

Mar 8th, 2023 - Overview The mainstay of unstable ankle fractures is surgical in nature, however controversy and an unclear consensus exists regarding post-operative rehabilitation; is a splint necessary or not? Splinting the ankle post-op is traditionally used t...

Mar 7th, 2023 - Ankle fracture patients who applied to our clinic agreed to be included in the study and underwent surgical intervention will participate in the study. The pediatric age group will not be included in the study, since deltoid ligament tears are not...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - The primary purpose of this line of research is to investigate the effects of carbon fiber custom dynamic orthosis (CDO) use on forces and contact stress at the ankle, with the goal of reducing the development of post traumatic osteoarthritis (PTO...

Feb 15th, 2023 - Despite any new clinical research on aspirin's effects on fracture healing, it is now being used more commonly in the setting of fracture due to its effectiveness as a means of VTE prophylaxis following major orthopedic surgery.5 Additionally, asp...

Jan 31st, 2023 - The pilot study was designed as a prospective, nonrandomized trial for the treatment of displaced fractures of the medial malleolus with a lean, REE-free, Mg-based biodegradable implant in the adult skeleton. The trial was conducted according to t...

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...

Dec 5th, 2020 - Father Arthur Humphrey Case Description In summer 2008, Roman Catholic parish priest Father Arthur Humphrey presented with a hemorrhagic pigmented lesion on his back. Three months after the lesion was removed, he developed right arm lymphadeno...

Jun 8th, 2020 - Foot and ankle injuries are among the most common conditions evaluated at primary care visits; the differential diagnosis of such injury is broad. 1 Although many of these injuries are easily identified on imaging studies, a number of subtle, yet i.

Feb 28th, 2019 - In May 2014, a 70-year-old retiree underwent repair of a fracture of her left ankle. The procedure was performed at a local hospital.

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.