The prognostic importance of primary dislocated ankle joint in patients with malleolar fractures.
Sixty-nine patients with bi- or trimalleolar ankle fractures were evaluated in a questionnaire on an average of 9.6 years after their fracture. Patients with primary clinically severely dislocated ankle joints had significantly more complaints than patients with nondislocated ankle joints. The prognostic importance of this condition is emphasized.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
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Nielsen
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011403:Pronation; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013484:Supination; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*