Chronic Symptomatic Ankle Avulsion Fracture:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

BiboWang¹ 

关键词: chronic ankle pain;    avulsion fracture;    ligament injury;    ankle ligament reconstruction;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00508

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:AnkleIntroduction/Purpose:Persistent pain and instability following inversion or eversion injuries of the ankle is not rare. Besides injury of lateral or medial ligaments, avulsion fracture of lateral or medial malleolus could be found in some cases. The avulsion fracture may result in nonunion and/or ligamentous laxity which could lead to chronic ankle pain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intraoperative findings and long-term outcomes of patients of symptomatic ankle avulsion fracture.Methods:23 patients of ankle avulsion fracture along with chronic ankle pain and instability were studied. Tenderness and swollen at lateral and/or medial gutter were found and radiographic images were taken for the diagnosis. After at least 6 months of unsuccessful non-operative treatment, all patients underwent surgery of osseous fragments excision and anatomic ankle ligaments reconstruction. AOFAS-AH and VAS Score were given to assess the outcomes of surgery.Results:There were 21 males and 9 femal...

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