Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures

Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures

Ankle fracture (AF) is a common injury with potentially significant morbidity associated with it. The most common age groups affected are young active patients, sustaining high energy trauma and elderly patients with comorbidities. Both these groups pose unique challenges for appropriate management...

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Main Authors: Mehta, Saurabh Sagar, Rees, Kishan, Cutler, Lucy, Mangwani, Jitendra
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175856/
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spelling pubmed-41758562014-10-08 Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures Mehta, Saurabh Sagar Rees, Kishan Cutler, Lucy Mangwani, Jitendra Review Article Ankle fracture (AF) is a common injury with potentially significant morbidity associated with it. The most common age groups affected are young active patients, sustaining high energy trauma and elderly patients with comorbidities. Both these groups pose unique challenges for appropriate management of these injuries. Young patients are at risk of developing posttraumatic osteoarthritis, with a significant impact on quality of life due to pain and impaired function. Elderly patients, especially with poorly controlled diabetes and osteoporosis are at increased risk of wound complications, infection and failure of fixation. In the most severe cases, this can lead to amputation and mortality. Therefore, individualized approach to the management of AF is vital. This article highlights commonly encountered complications and discusses the measures needed to minimize them when dealing with these injuries. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4175856/ /pubmed/25298549 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.139829 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Orthopaedics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author Mehta, Saurabh Sagar
Rees, Kishan
Cutler, Lucy
Mangwani, Jitendra
spellingShingle Mehta, Saurabh Sagar
Rees, Kishan
Cutler, Lucy
Mangwani, Jitendra
Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
author_facet Mehta, Saurabh Sagar
Rees, Kishan
Cutler, Lucy
Mangwani, Jitendra
author_sort Mehta, Saurabh Sagar
title Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
title_short Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
title_full Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
title_fullStr Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
title_full_unstemmed Understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
title_sort understanding risks and complications in the management of ankle fractures
description Ankle fracture (AF) is a common injury with potentially significant morbidity associated with it. The most common age groups affected are young active patients, sustaining high energy trauma and elderly patients with comorbidities. Both these groups pose unique challenges for appropriate management of these injuries. Young patients are at risk of developing posttraumatic osteoarthritis, with a significant impact on quality of life due to pain and impaired function. Elderly patients, especially with poorly controlled diabetes and osteoporosis are at increased risk of wound complications, infection and failure of fixation. In the most severe cases, this can lead to amputation and mortality. Therefore, individualized approach to the management of AF is vital. This article highlights commonly encountered complications and discusses the measures needed to minimize them when dealing with these injuries.
publisher Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
publishDate 2014
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175856/
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