A prospective randomised study comparing functional outcomes in patients weightbearing at two weeks versus six weeks following surgical fixation of ankle fracture.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001096943

Enrollment

Registered

2011-10-21

Start date

2011-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to compare the health status and functional outcomes of patients who weightbear at two weeks compared to those who weightbear at six weeks after surgery for an ankle fracture. Is the health status and functional outcomes for patients who weight bear 2 weeks after surgery for an ankle fracture the same as those who weight bear at 6 weeks after surgery for an ankle fracture?

Interventions

patients undergoing open reduction internal fixation for a stable ankle fracture will at 2 weeks post surgery have a permanent full below knee cast applied made from a synthetic casting material (Dynacast# Prelude) for 4 weeks and be encouraged to weightbear mobilising using crutches or frame until they are mobilising fully weightbearing.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with a closed ankle fracture that has a stable syndesmosis and an uninjured posterior syndesmosis that requires open reduction internal fixation .

Exclusion criteria

Patients with an open ankle fracture considered unstable for weightbearing at 2 weeks post surgery, e.g. those with unstable syndesmosis requiring a screw across the syndesmosis and those with an injured posterior syndesmosis.

Outcome results