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ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2022

Surgical timing for torsional ankle fractures is not associated with post-operative complications in patients with type II diabetes mellitus.

Andrew P Konopitski, Ajith Malige, William Rodriguez, Chinenye O Nwachuku

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Article in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew P KonopitskiSt. Luke's University Health Network, PPHP 2, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA. andrew.konopitski@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3893-7048
Ajith MaligeSt. Luke's University Health Network, PPHP 2, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA.
William RodriguezSt. Luke's University Health Network, PPHP 2, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA.
Chinenye O NwachukuSt. Luke's University Health Network, PPHP 2, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA.
St. Luke's University Health Network · US

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Abstract

introductionSurgical stabilization of ankle fractures is one of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedics, but these injuries can prove difficult to manage in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DMII). The goal of this study is to determine if a correlation exists between surgical timing and complication rates among diabetic patients with ankle fractures.

methodsThis is a retrospective case-control study spanning from 2012 to 2019 including patients with DMII undergoing operative fixation for ankle fractures. The primary independent variable was surgical timing and the primary dependent variable was the rate of post-operative complications.

resultsThe overall complication rate was 25.5% with 60% of these patients requiring repeat surgical intervention. The most common complication was superficial surgical-site infection. There was no significant difference in surgical timing between patients experiencing post-operative complication compared to those who did not.

conclusionAmong patients with DMII, we failed to show a correlation between surgical timing and post-operative complication.

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Ankle FracturesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Case-Control StudiesFracture Fixation, InternalHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnkle fractureDiabetes mellitus type IIOpen reduction internal fixationPost-operative complicationsSurgical timing

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