Results of surgically treated luxation fractures of the upper ankle joint
Starke, W.; Pietron, H.P.; Forstmann, A.; Schilling, H.
Aktuelle Traumatologie 10(4): 209-214
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-6173 PMID: 6109439 Document Number: 162161
113 patients were followed up after an average period of 27.2 months postoperatively following surgical treatment of luxation fractures of the ankle joint, from a closed series of 200 operations carried out in accordance with AO principles. Unsatisfactory late results were found in Type C in 38.6% of the cases, in the total group in 29.2% of the cases. The rate of infection was about 2%. One-third of the poor results were due to pre-arthrotic deformities or damages due to accidents; over and above this, surgico-technical complications led to unsatisfactory treatment results.