title: [Non-surgical treatment for fracture-disloction of ankle].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the clinical effects of the manipulative reduction and splint fixation for the treatment of fracture-dislocation of ankle.
  
  
  METHODS
  From April 1990 to June 2010, 53 patients with fracture dislocation of ankle were treated with non-operative treatment including manipulative reduction, splint fixation, oral herbal soup and early functional exercises. There were 32 males and 21 females with an average age of 42.5 years (ranged, 25 to 60). There were 30 cases in left and 23 cases in right. Ankle joint function was evaluated according to standard of Mazur.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Follow up time was from 6 to 60 months with an average of 33 months; all the fractures healed with an average of 4 months (ranged, 3 to 5). The mean of Mazur scoring was 90.11+/- 8.40, 36 cases got excellent results, 11 good, 3 fair and 3 poor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With non-operative treatment such as manipulative reduction and splint external fixation for fracture-dislocation of ankle can obtain satisfactory effects, which has advantage of simple operation, less trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi College of TCM, Liuzhou, 545001 Guangxi, China. rmx19882003@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: De-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D013165:Splints