broken ankle type C fibula fracture
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Males or females aged 18 to 75 at the time of trauma and who are competent and capable to make medical decisions. - Operated due to a Weber C fracture (AO type 44-C1/2/3) between January 1st 2012 and June 1st 2016. - Sufficient understanding of the Dutch or English language in order to independently understand the patient information including informed consent and complete the follow-up questionnaires. - Provision of informed consent by the patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Unable to follow up (e.g. deceased, living abroad) - Pathological fractures - Multi-extremity fractures or other injuries at time of trauma. - History of ankle fracture on the same ankle prior to the operation. - Impaired function of the operated ankle prior to the operation. - Patients with decreased use of the ankle due to disability of other cause - Operated on prior to enrolment of the electronic hospital information system (no availability of digital initial trauma radiographs).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional outcome of the ankle, assessed using the validated completely patient reported version of the PROM American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (PR-AOFAS), which provides a score ranging from 0 (worst possible functional outcome) to 100 0 (best possible functional outcome). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Functional outcome measured with the PROMIS Physical Function short form 8b. - Pain measured with a visual analogue scale (VAS) - The extent of osteoarthritis, assessed on anteroposterior, lateral and mortise view ra-diopgraph, using the Kellgren and Lawrence score for osteoarthritis, modified by Ki-jowski et al. - Complications including secondary interventions/reoperations | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed