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ANKLE FRACTURE PROTOCOL: NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT. Ankle fractures are common injuries both in young and older patient populations caused by both low energy (trip or fall) and high energy (automobile accident) trauma.
This protocol is intended to guide clinicians through the post-operative course for an ankle fracture with ORIF. This protocol is time based (dependent on tissue healing) as well as criterion based.
7 kwi 2021 · The latest NICE guidelines emphasise the importance of regularly assessing pain in ankle fracture patients, using a scale suitable for the patient’s age, developmental stage and cognitive function (NICE 2016a).
28 lis 2014 · Ankle fracture is one of the most common lower limb fractures for they account for 9% of all frac-tures representing a significant portion of the trauma workload.
Avulsion fracture: An avulsion fracture generally occurs when a tendon or ligament comes away from the bone, pulling a small piece of bone with it. The injury is usually caused by an inward turning of your foot. Weber A fracture: This is a fracture to your fibula (outside ankle bone) and this is classified as a stable Weber A type fracture.
Adequate treatment of an unstable ankle fracture not only requires healing of the fracture and any injured ligaments, but also a realignment of the ankle joint. Both healing and realignment must occur to ensure that the joint is congruent and thereby minimizes the risks of long-term ankle arthritis.
Ankle fractures This leaflet intends to educate you on the immediate management of your ankle fracture. It also contains exercises to prevent stiffening of your ankle, whilst your fracture heals. What has happened to my ankle? A fracture is a break, or divide, in a bone, which is most commonly caused by trauma. The ankle is made up of 2 long
