[The intraarticular fracture of the distal end of the tibia as a prognostic criterion (author's transl)].
Ankle fractures with injuries of the distal articular surface of the tibia have particularly unfavourable results. A follow-up of 103 cases shows, that even small marginal fragments of the lip of tibia produce posttraumatic athrosis. Results become statistically worse when the fragment is about 1/5 of the joint surface. Further there is a clear relationship between the number of the single injuries and the incidence of posttraumatic arthrosis. Thus the prognosis of ankle fractures is better described by the genetic classification of Lauge-Hansen than by the classification of Weber,
D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*
Das hintere Tibiakantenfragment als prognostisches Kriterium