![]() After this age, females become predominant. Ankle fractures usually affect young men and older women, however, below the age of 50 ankle fractures are the commonest in men. The annual incidence of ankle fracture is between 107 and 184 per 100,000 persons -, and around 2% of ankle fractures are open fractures. ![]() Further research both biomechanically and clinically needs to be undertaken in order to clarify a preferable choice of fixation.Īnkle Fracture, Review, Current Treatment, Classification, ManagementĪnkle fractures are one of the most common lower limb fractures they account for 9% of all fractures, representing a significant portion of the trauma workload. There are several different methods of ankle fracture fixation, however the goal of treatment remains a stable anatomic reduction of talus in the ankle mortise and correction of the fibula length as a 1 mm lateral shift of the talus in the ankle mortise reduces the contact area by 42%, and displacement (or shortening) of the fibula more than 2 mm will lead to significant increases in joint contact pressures. ![]() There is biomechanical evidence that posterior non-locking plates are superior in stability than laterally placed plates however there is little clinical evidence. Two commonly used classification systems for ankle fractures include the danis weber AO classification and the Lauge-Hansen classification. Received 16 September 2014 revised 31 October 2014 accepted 16 November 2014Īnkle fracture is one of the most common lower limb fractures for they account for 9% of all fractures representing a significant portion of the trauma workload. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). 1Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt, Oswestry, UKĢOrthopaedic Department, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptģCardiff school of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKĮmail: © 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
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