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Ankle fractures in diabetic patients.
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- Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation versus open reduction and internal fixation for displaced medial malleolar fractures: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Trial
- Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis versus open reduction and internal fixation in treatment of trimalleolar ankle fractures: A propensity-matched TriNetX database study.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2026Article
- Integrated mechanical and metabolic limb salvage for advanced diabetic Charcot hindfoot collapse with non-traumatic calcaneal fracture: an 8-year follow-up case report.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Risk stratification in diabetic ankle fractures: a systematic review of reviews and proposal of the MADRAS scoring system.Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports · 2026Review
- Retrospective Comparison of Complication Rates Following Tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) Nail Fusion vs ORIF for Neuropathic Ankle Fractures.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Rate of Developing Charcot Arthropathy Following Ankle Injuries in Patients with Diabetes: A Two-Year Follow-up.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Hydrogel-based therapies for diabetic foot ulcers: recent developments and clinical implications.Burns & trauma · 2025Review
- Impact of Timing Surgical Fixation on Complications and Functional Outcomes in Ankle Fractures.Cureus · 2024Article
- Outcomes of surgical management of ankle fractures in patients with diabetes.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Surgical Management of Complex Ankle Fractures in Patients with Diabetes: A National Retrospective Multicentre Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Primary arthrodesis for diabetic ankle fractures using a modified retrograde femoral intramedullary locking nail combined with lateral plating, surgical technique, and early results of a pilot study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Wound complication risk factors following open reduction and internal fixation of ankle fractures.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Assessing the Risk of Postoperative Complications for Proximal Humeral Fractures Treated by Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- Salvage Tibial-Talocalcaneal Arthrodesis with Retrograde Intramedullary Nail Fixation in Elderly with Posttraumatic Secondary Arthritis: Limb Salvage Reconstruction in Two Cases with Review of Literature.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Fractures and dislocations of the foot and ankle in people with diabetes: a literature review.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Review
- Incidence, costs and post-operative complications following ankle fracture - A US claims database analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Surgical timing for torsional ankle fractures is not associated with post-operative complications in patients with type II diabetes mellitus.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Diabetic Kidney Disease Is Associated With Increased Complications Following Operative Management of Ankle Fractures.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2022Article
- The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FAlCoN) audit.Bone & joint open · 2021Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Surgical complications are more common in patients with complicated diabetes (presence of inner organ failure, neuropathy).Of all patients undergoing ankle fracture fixation, approximately 13% are diabetic and 2% have complicated diabetes mellitus.Non-operative management of ankle fractures in patients with complicated diabetes results in an even higher rate of complications.Insufficient stability of ankle fractures (treated operatively, or non-operatively) can trigger Charcot neuroarthropathy, and result in bone loss, deformity, ulceration, and the need for amputation.Rigid fixation is recommended. Hindfoot arthrodesis (as primary procedure or after failed ankle fracture management) can salvage the limb in approximately 80% of patients.Early protected weight bearing can be allowed, provided rigid fixation without deformity has been achieved. Cite this article:
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