Conservative Treatment Versus Repair Deltoid in SER Type IV Equivalent Ankle Fracture: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

ChamnanniRungprai¹ 

关键词: Ankle fracture SER IV equivalent;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00004

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:TraumaIntroduction/Purpose:There remains a controversy to repair deltoid ligament in SER type IV equivalence of acute ankle fracture. Some surgeons prefer conservative treatment with casting while others prefer to repair deltoid ligament after distal fibular fixation. However, there is a little evidence to report comparative outcomes between the two methods. There remains a controversy to repair deltoid ligament in SER type IV equivalence of acute ankle fracture. Some surgeons prefer conservative treatment with casting while others prefer to repair deltoid ligament after distal fibular fixation. However, there is a little evidence to report comparative outcomes between the two methods. The purpose of this study was to report clinical and functional outcomes including complications between the two methods.Methods:A prospective, randomized collected data of 41 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with SER type IV equivalence acute ankle fracture and underwent either conservative treatment (20 pa...

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