ArticleScientific reports2017
Ilizarov external fixation versus plate internal fixation in the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis: decision analysis of clinical parameters.
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- Management of Elderly Traumatic Ankle Arthritis with Ilizarov External Fixation.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Evolution and Development of Ilizarov Technique in the Treatment of Infected Long Bone Nonunion with or without Bone Defects.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of Ilizarov Ankle Arthrodesis in the Treatment of End-Stage Varus Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Management of femoral shaft infected nonunion through customised Ilizarov external fixator assembly in a morbidly obese patient.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Ankle arthrodesis for end-stage haemophilic ankle arthropathy using a Ilizarov method.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Pedobarographic analysis of body weight distribution on the lower limbs and balance after ankle arthrodesis with Ilizarov fixation and internal fixation.Biomedical engineering online · 2018Article
- Ankle Arthrodesis using Ilizarov Ring Fixator: A Primary or Salvage Procedure? An Analysis of Twenty Cases.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ilizarov external fixation (IEF) and plate internal fixation (PIF) in the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis on pain relieving and function improvement. The study cohort consisted of 59 patients with end-stage ankle arthritis underwent ankle arthrodesis with IEF or PIF between June 2011 and June 2015. Standard radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scans were obtained before surgery and during the follow-up. Functional assessments were performed using Foot and Ankle pain score of American Orthopedics Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The average AOFAS scores in both IEF group and PIF groups increased significantly after operation, from 45.5 ± 6.3 to 84.8 ± 4.9 and from 45.9 ± 6.6 to 86.6 ± 5.4, respectively. The average VAS scores in both groups decreased significantly after operation, from 8.4 ± 1.9 to 2.5 ± 0.6 and from 8.2 ± 1.5 to 2.3 ± 0.7, respectively. Nevertheless, there was no significant difference for preoperative or postoperative AOFAS and VAS scores between the two groups. The IEF would result in comparable postoperative functional recovery and pain relieving to PIF and may be an effective substitute to PIF in the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis.
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