The effects of early weight-bearing and mobilization after internal fixation of unstable ankle fractures
- Conditions
- nstable ankle fracture.Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
- Registration Number
- IRCT20201124049484N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Patients who aged 18 to 65 Years
Unstable fractures of lateral malleolus with or without talar shift
Unstable fractures of the medial malleolus or vertical fractures of the medial malleolus
Bimalleolar fractures
Trimalleolar fractures (fractures involved less than 25% of posterior malleolus and do not require posterior malleolus surgery)
Closed fractures and open fractures of grade 1 and grade 2
Immature skeleton
Previous ankle surgery
The need for medical care preventing other practical interventions
Impossibility to follow the protocol after the operation
Surgery after more than 14 days from the time of injury
Concurrent posterior malleolus fracture with involvement of more than 25%
Open grade 3 fractures
Concurrent Syndesmosis Injury
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time required to return to work. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Checklist.;The time required to bear the full body weight. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Olerud-Molander Ankle Score. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Olerud-Molander Ankle Score Checklist.;Time required for physiotherapy. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: By asking patients.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound complications (Delay in healing, infection and etc). Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Physical examination.;Need for reoperation. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Incidence of nonunion. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Plain radiography (X-ray).;Incidence of malunion. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Plain radiography (X-ray).;Range of motion in ankle joint. Timepoint: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Physical examination.