ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2021
Determinants of functional outcome following ankle fracture.
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- Function After Surgical Treatment of Calcaneal Fractures Using Various Methods.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Assessment of Biomechanics Following Calcaneal Fracture Treatment with Internal Plate Fixation or Ilizarov External Fixation: A Retrospective, Two-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Post-operative infection following ankle fracture surgery: a current concepts review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Review
- The clinical frailty scale is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in elderly patients with trimalleolar ankle fractures - a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Clinical relevance of current patient-reported outcome measures for ankle fracture: surgeons' perspective.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2024Article
- Assessment of Function in Patients after Calcaneal Fracture Treatment with the Ilizarov Method.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Patients with more complex ankle fractures are associated with poorer patient-reported outcome: an observational study of 11,733 patients from the Swedish Fracture Register.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Observational
- Predictive Factors of Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with Ankle Fractures: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients Requiring Surgical Reinterventions for Ankle Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the patient and injury characteristics that impact functional outcomes after ankle fracture.
designRetrospective study.
settingUrban level I trauma center. PATIENTS/
participantsOne thousand patients underwent fixation of ankle fracture (AO/OTA 44) between 2006 and 2015. Four hundred sixteen completed functional outcome surveys by telephone or mail at a mean of 5.9 years after injury.
interventionOpen reduction internal fixation.
main outcome measureFoot Function Index (FFI) and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA).
resultsMean age was 46.7 years, with 46.2% male. Higher (worse) FFI scores were seen in tobacco users (38.9 vs 30.1), recreational drug users (45.9 vs 32.7), and the morbidly obese (52.0 vs 30.6), all
conclusionPatient characteristics, not under surgeon-control, such as female sex, obesity, and substance use, appear to contribute to patient-reported functional outcome scores more than injury characteristics. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3, prognostic.
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