Malleolar Fractures
Conditions
Interventions
Screw Fixation Group:Screw fixation to treat lower tibiofibular syndesmotic injuries
Elastic Fixation Group:Elastic fixation to treat lower tibiofibular syndesmotic injuries
Direct Repair Group:Direct repair to treat lower tibiofibular syndesmotic injuries
Early Screw Removement Group:Remove the screw of patients in screw fixation group within 6 weeks after the operation
Mid-term Screw Removement Group:Remove the screw of patients in screw fixation group between 6 weeks to 12 weeks after the operation
Late Screw Removement Group:Remove the screw of patients in screw fixation group more than 12 weeks after the operation
Preoperative Diagnosis Group:Diagnose the ankle fracture with lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury according to the preoperative imaging
Intraoperative Validation Group:Review surgical records and postoperative images to determine if there are tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries
Sponsors
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of ankle fractures who were admitted and operated by our hospital from 2014 to 2016; 2. The preoperative imaging examinations were consistent with the diagnostic criteria of lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury; 3. Those >= 16 years old; 4, Medical history information is well documented.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous orthopaedic operation history of the affected side; 2. History of systemic arthritis around the affected ankle; 3. History of soft tissue injury to the affected ankle within 6 months before the operation; 4. Multiple fractures of the affected side.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Specificity of imaging diagnosis of lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury;Sensitivity of imaging diagnosis of lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury;Postoperative imaging evaluation of lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury;Postoperative clinical function score of lower tibiofibular syndesmosis injury; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative complications;Incidence of revision surgery; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYukai Wang
Trauma Service III, Sixth Floor, Orthopaedic Building, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed