What is the appropriate time for weight bearing after ankle surgery?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Ankle fractures; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001107617
• Lead Sponsor: Blair Mason

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 30 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Unilateral ankle fractures requiring open reduction internal fixation
Fracture patterns will include with isolated medial or lateral malleolus fractures, bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures
Closed fracture
Fractures whose post-operative stability has been confirmed by operating surgeons
Participants who are available to attend follow-up in Christchurch Hospital.
Participants must be physically active (with or without walking aids) in the community before the injury

Exclusion Criteria

Fractures where stability is still questionable following fixation by the operating surgeon,
Open fracture.
Compound fracture
Pathological fracture
Non-ambulator pre-injury
Active infection at the surgical site
Concurrent injuries that preclude adhering to the follow up protocol
Inability to cooperate protocol due to neurologic disorders (i.e., cognitive impairment, substance abuse, mental illness, intellectual disability, and dense peripheral neuropathy) or significant additional physical impairment (i.e., polytrauma patients with other limb, head or visceral injuries).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified