Treatment of Lateral Malleolar Fracture Associated with Disruption of the Deltoid Ligament / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
;
: 210-215, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-644168
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the necessity for repair of associated deltoid ligament rupture in lateral malleolar fracture. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Twenty of twenty-five patients were evaluated. Each received surgical treatment without repair of the ruptured deltoid ligament. We found that the medial clear space was widened more than 5 mm in intraoperative stress tests which had been done between May 2003 and June 2008. We did follow-up on these patients for more than 1 year after surgery. At the final follow-up, radiologic and clinical assessment were evaluated on plain X-ray and according to Olerud Molander ankle scores.RESULTS:
Open reduction and internal fixation of the lateral malleolar was done in all cases and an additional transfixation screw was needed in 17 patients who had concurrent syndesmotic disruption. Average medial clear space widening before surgery was 9.28 mm (7.0-17.14 mm), at final follow-up time it was 3.43 mm (2.9-5.28 mm). And there were 8 (40%) good, 10 (50%) fair and 2 (10%) poor ratings on radiologic evaluation, but the mean clinical score was 93.75, with 17 (85%) being excellent, 2 (10%) good and 1 (5%) fair on clinical evaluation.CONCLUSION:
In the treatment of lateral malleolus fracture associated with disruption of the deltoid ligament, satisfactory clinical results could be obtained including lateral joint stability, with accurate anatomical reduction and internal fixation of the lateral malleolus and distal tibio-fibular joints. Medial joint stability could be obtained without deltoid ligament repair.
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Main subject:
Rupture
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Follow-Up Studies
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Exercise Test
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Joints
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Ligaments
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Ankle
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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