ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2020
Ankle fractures in patients over age 55 years: Predictors of functional outcome.
Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Outcomes of surgical management of ankle fractures in patients with diabetes.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Predictive Factors of Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with Ankle Fractures: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The association of pre-existing mental health conditions and patient outcomes after lower extremity orthopaedic trauma: a scoping review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Effect of Postoperative Immobilization Time on PROMIS Scores and Clinical outcomes in Ankle Fracture Patients.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify predictors of functional outcomes following treatment of ankle fracture in patients 55 years or older.
settingLevel 1 Trauma Center. PATIENTS/
participantsFour hundred twenty-nine patients with torsional ankle fractures (44A-C): 233 patients (54%) were ages 55 to 64, 25% were between the ages 65 and 74; 21% were 75 years or older.
interventionOperative or nonoperative management of ankle fracture.
main outcome measureEarly complications were assessed for all patients after minimum of 6 months, and functional outcome scores as assessed by the Foot Function Index (FFI; n = 166, 39%) and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA; n = 168, 39%) after median 57 months follow-up.
resultsSurgical management was elected in 67% of patients. Nonoperative management became more common with advancing age and was associated with fewer unplanned operations (12% vs 3%,
conclusionsBaseline health and ambulatory capacity at injury were more predictive of outcomes following ankle fracture than were fracture characteristics or type of treatment.
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