Ankle Arthroscopy: A Complimentary Adjunct in the Diagnosis and Management of Ankle Fractures

• 作者: Ciaran McDonald Conor O’Dwyer Peter McLoughlin Rebecca Jeanne Bermingham Thomas Bayer
• 来源期刊: 矫形学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Ankle Fracture ARTHROSCOPY Osteochondral Injury SYNDESMOSIS Lauge-Hansen ORIF Ligamentous Injury Syndesmosis Disruption Persistent Ankle Pain Post-Traumatic Arthritis
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（12）
• 页码范围: 403-411
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: R68

摘要

Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries treated by orthopaedic surgeons. A minority of patients with ankle fractures go on to develop persistent pain following anatomical reduction. These sequelae may arise as a result of untreated ligamentous or chondral injuries. This study aims to correlate acute arthroscopic ankle findings with the <i><span>Lauge-Hansen </span></i><span>fracture pattern classification. We further aim to compare subjective functional outcomes at least one year following surgery between patients who have received Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) alone, </span><b><i><span>versus</span></i></b><i><span> </span></i><span>ORIF </span><i><span>plus</span></i><span> arthroscopy. This is a retrospective case series of patients who have undergone ankle fracture ORIF +/</span><span>-</span><span> arthroscopy from July 2014 to July 2017 inclusive. Each patient’s presenting radiograph was classified according to the </span><i><span>Lauge-Hansen</span></i><span> ankle fracture classification with subsequent correlation to intra-operative arthroscopic findings. Functional outcome at a minimum of one year was evaluated with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) metric. Twenty two patients underwent ankle ORIF plus arthroscopy (Group A) with a further 26 patients receiving ORIF alone (Group B). 1 in 3 supination-external-rotation type II (SER II) injuries possessed a concomitant syndesmosis injury or osteochondral lesion (OCL) on arthroscopy. 1 in 3 patients with a</span><span>n</span><span> SER IV injury had an osteochondral lesion. The mean AAOS score achieved for Group A was 89.6 (±7.9) with the mean score for Group B being 82.0 (±13.7). In conclusion, ankle arthroscopy aids the diagnosis and treatment of ligamentous and osteochondral injuries not evident on plain film with subsequent superior short-term outcomes</span><span>.</span>