Clinical and radiological results after surgically treated ankle fracture type Weber B with and without injury to syndesmosis

• Conditions: S82.3; S82.6; Fracture of lower end of tibia; Fracture of lateral malleolus

• Registration Number: DRKS00012838
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik f. Unfallchirurgie, Sektion Obere Extremität, Fuß - und Rheumachirurgie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-14
• Study Completion: 2018-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are eligible for consent.
Isolated fractures of the external Weber-B type ankle fractures which were treated with a plate between 2006 and 2016.
Follow-up interval at least 24 months

Exclusion Criteria

Age <18 years at the time of the examination.
Dementia.
Re-osteosynthesis.
Multiple injuries.
Other osteosynthesis procedures as a one-third tube plate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Measured in clinical examination using the Kellgren score in radiographs.<br>AOFAS score. Raised by questionnaire. Parameter: pain, function, shoes, walking distance, surface, walk abnormality, axis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Arthrolysis of the upper ankle, the amputation of the leg or the death of the patient