Surgical Management of Complex Ankle Fractures in Patients with Diabetes: A National Retrospective Multicentre Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Patients with ankle fractures associated with diabetes experience more complications following standard open reduction-internal fixation (ORIF) than those without diabetes. Augmented fixation strategies, namely extended ORIF and hindfoot nails (HFNs), may offer better results and early weightbearing in this group. The aim of this study was to define the population of patients with diabetes undergoing primary fixation for ankle fractures. Secondarily, we aimed to assess the utilisation of standard and augmented strategies and the effect of these choices on surgical outcomes, including early post-operative weightbearing and surgical complications. Methods: A national multicentre retrospective cohort study was conducted between January and June 2019 in 56 centres (10

SUBMITTER: Ahluwalia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11242888 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature