Streamlining Management And Rehabilitation with Technology for ankle fractures:The (SMART-Ankle) feasibility study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Ankle fracture; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001376831
• Lead Sponsor: Metro North Health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 14 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

•Are 18 years or older at the time of recruitment.
•Have suffered an ankle fracture that can be classified as tibia/fibula, malleolar segment according to the AO Foundation-Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO-OTA) Fracture and Dislocation Classification Compendium 2018
oinfrasyndesmotic fibula injury
otrans-syndesmotic fibula fracture, and
osupra-syndesmotic fibula injury
And, had ankle fracture surgery (fracture types include the fracture types described above and in addition single malleolar, bi-malleolar not extending into the tibial plafond and tri-malleolar with posterior fragment <20%).
•Have a Charlson Comorbidity Index score of 4 or less.
•Can stand and walk with and without crutches when wearing the Aircast boot at the time of data collection.
•Can attend follow-up visits at the RBWH in person.

Exclusion Criteria

1.A Charlson Comorbidity Index score 5 or higher
2.Foot or leg size incompatible with available Magnes shoes or Aircast boot
3.Comorbidities:
a.concurrent or pre-existing injuries that impair the ability to use the orthosis as intended (e.g. neurological conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, brain injury, spinal cord injury);
b.patients with any other disorders involving restriction of mobility, limited ambulation on forearm crutches, or conditions affecting the fracture healing process (e.g. joint disease, neurological disorder, amputation)
c.BMI >35kg/m2
4.Require non-standard postoperative care
5.Not able to attend follow-up visits at the RBWH.
6.Have suffered any of the following fracture types:
a.talus fractures
b.pilon (tibial plafond) fractures
c.calcaneal fractures
d.stress fractures
e.ankle fractures associated with ipsilateral (mid)foot fractures
f.bilateral lower limb fractures
g.concomitant upper limb fractures or injury
h.Posterior malleolus fractures requiring posterior plating
i.small and undisplaced fractures that can be managed non-operatively
j.trimalleolar fractures with significant posterior involvement that are not suitable for early weight-bearing
k.open (compound) fractures or fractures on both lower limbs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified