Ankle Fractures
Conditions
Keywords
surgical site infections, wound complications, operatively treated ankle fractures, delayed wound healing
Brief summary
This study is to analyse risk factors for wound complications or surgical site infections and to analyse whether risk factors for wound complications or surgical site infections are also factors for other complications. Based on the data from this study it will be investigated whether a risk score can be build up to predict individual risk for a complication after surgery.
Interventions
Data collection from routine medical records for criteria for fracture related infections (FRI) and for wound complications. Data collection from routine medical records for risk factors.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients ≥ 50 years with ankle fractures surgically treated at the University Hospital Basel * Sufficient Follow up at the University Hospital Basel in order to judge wound healing complications over a 4 weeks period and fracture related infection over a 3 months period
Exclusion criteria
* Existence of a documented dissent. * Distal tibia fractures and Pilon fractures * Followed up at another institution or with no follow up at our institution for any other reason
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| association between single risk factors and outcome (wound healing complication, surgical site infection) | at Baseline | In a first step analyses of the association between single risk factors and outcomes will be made. Odds ratios will be reported together with confidence intervals and p-values. In a second step it will be analyzed whether risk factors can be combined into a risk score using Tibshirani's Lasso. |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed