State-of-the-Art in Ankle Fracture Management in Chile.
The ankle represents the most commonly injured weightbearing joint in the human body. They are typically the result of low-energy, rotational injury mechanisms. However, ankle fractures represent a spectrum of injury patterns from simple to very complex, with varying incidence of posttraumatic arthritis. Stable injury patterns can be treated nonoperatively; unstable injury patterns are typically treated operatively given that they could lead to severe arthritis if not properly addressed.
Orthopaedic Department, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Vitacura 5957, Santiago, Chile 7650568. Electronic address: cortiz@alemana.cl.
Cristián A
CA
Ortiz
Orthopaedic Department, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Vitacura 5957, Santiago, Chile 7650568.
Pablo
P
Wagner
Orthopaedic Department, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Vitacura 5957, Santiago, Chile 7650568.
Emilio
E
Wagner
D064386:Ankle Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans
Ankle fracture; Ankle fracture rehabilitation; Deltoid ligament rupture; Lateral malleolar fracture; Review; State-of-the-art; Syndesmotic instability