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Post-fracture, late debridement resection arthroplasty of the ankle.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3934054     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Seven patients (three male and four female), aged 10 to 45 years (average, 36 years), who suffered fractures at the ankle (three right and four left) from 6 months to 20 years ago (average, 7.6 years), underwent late debridement resection arthroplasty. Follow-up ranged from 3.5 to 7 years (average, 5 years). Six patients improved in range of motion, endurance, and freedom from pain and swelling and were able to engage thereafter in increased activities, including sports. The oldest female (aged 45), because of continual pain 15 months later, had an ankle arthrodesis. No "normal" ankles resulted, but final rating determinations based on range of motion, endurance, swelling, pain, and subjective analyses were: excellent (1), good (3), fair (2), poor (1) (arthrodesis patient). Results of the 5-year follow-ups suggest that this type of surgery in selected cases is a feasible, at least interim, alternative to more radical total ankle arthroplasty or ankle arthrodesis.
Authors:
N Gould; A B Flick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Foot & ankle     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0198-0211     ISO Abbreviation:  Foot Ankle     Publication Date:  1985 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-12-26     Completed Date:  1985-12-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8010104     Medline TA:  Foot Ankle     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  70-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Ankle Injuries*
Ankle Joint / physiopathology
Arthroplasty*
Debridement
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Bone / surgery*
Humans
Joint Loose Bodies / surgery
Male
Middle Aged

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