Result of Ankle Fracture Fixation, Our Hospital Experience
Ghazanfar Ali Shah
SMBBIT, Dow University of Medical and Health Sciences. Karachi Pakistan.
Nizam Ahmed
Orthopedic, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Science, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Aftab Alam Khanzada
Red Crescent General Hospital, Pakistan.
Tanveer Afzal
Ameer-u-Din Medical college Lahore General Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Rafique Joyo
Bone Care Trauma Centre Heerabad Hospital Hyderabad Pakistan.
Niaz Hussain Keerio *
Muhammad Medical College and Hospital Mirpurkhas, Pakistan.
Syed Shahid Noor
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College Karachi, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims and Objectives: The goal of this study was to see the outcome of open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures.
Methods: A prospective analysis of 40 ankle fractures of adult patients handled surgically using diverse approaches in the period from January 2019 to January 2020 at the Orthopedic department of SMBBIT, Dow University of Medical and Health Sciences. Karachi Pakistan. The ankle grading system developed by Baird and Jackson was used to assess the functional result.
Results: We achieved 87.5 percent outstanding to good outcomes, 6.3 percent fair outcomes, and 6.2 percent bad outcomes in our study. The findings were comparable to those of other researchers around the world.
Interpretation and Conclusion: In 87.5 percent of patients, the operational results were satisfactory, with good to outstanding functional outcomes. With stable fracture fixation, excellent outcomes are attained. Cancellous screws are better for internal fixation of the medial malleolus, while Malleolar screws are superior for that task. For ankle fractures treated surgically, patients may expect to have satisfactory function thereafter.
Keywords: Ankle fracture, open reduction, internal fixation