Ankle fractures. Supination-eversion fractures stage II. Primary and late results of operative and non-operative treatment.
Sixty-nine patients with stage II supination-eversion fractures of the ankle, 34 treated by operation and 35 treated conservatively, were seen at follow-up after 3-10 years. There was no statistically significant differnce between the results of the two methods. However, larger series and perhaps a longer observation time are probably needed to decide whether the displacement of the lateral malleolus as a result of non-operative treatment affords the same possibility of unhindered ankle function as union of the lateral malleolus in the anatomical position obtained by operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography