Abstract | INTRODUCTION: The most common cause of osteoarthritis of the ankle is post-traumatic, and although tibiotalar arthrodesis remains the surgical gold standard, a number of techniques have been described to preserve joint mobility, such as joint distraction arthroplasty or arthrodiastasis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the functional outcome and changes in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain after the application of the distraction arthroplasty for post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective comparative study of a group of 10 young patients with post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis treated by synovectomy and arthrodiastasis, compared to a control group of 10 patients treated by isolated synovectomy. Results were calculated using the AOFAS scale and the VAS for pain before and after treatment. RESULTS: As regards the pain measured by VAS, no difference was observed between the two groups before surgery (P=.99), but there was a difference at 3 months (P<.001), 6 months (P=.005), and 12 months (P=.006). No differences were observed in the AOFAS scale between the two groups before surgery (P=.99), or at 3 months (P<.99), but there was a difference at 6 months (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | M Herrera-Pérez, J L Pais-Brito, J de Bergua-Domingo, M Aciego de Mendoza, A Guerra-Ferraz, P Cortés-García, B Déniz-Rodríguez |
Journal | Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia
(Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol)
2013 Nov-Dec
Vol. 57
Issue 6
Pg. 409-16
ISSN: 1988-8856 [Electronic] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Resultados de la artrodiastasis en la artropatía postraumática de tobillo en población joven: estudio prospectivo comparativo. |
PMID | 24126145
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 SECOT. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Ankle Injuries
(complications)
- Ankle Joint
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Orthopedic Procedures
(methods)
- Osteoarthritis
(etiology, surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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