Long-term outcomes after operative treatment for tibial pilon fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aims of the present study were to establish generalizable outcome data on long-term functional outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after operative treatment of pilon fractures on a large scale. Second, it was aimed to examine factors associated with these outcomes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study with follow-up by questionnaire.

Setting

Two level 1 trauma centers.

Patients

Two hundred twenty-five of 480 eligible patients completed the survey (response rate 47%).

Intervention

Open reduction internal fixation for tibial pilon fracture.

Main outcome measurements

Ankle function measured using the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure, physical function using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System Physical Function (PROM

SUBMITTER: van der Vliet QMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7997126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature