2021
Immediate Weight-Bearing and Range of Motion After Internal Fixation of Selected Malleolar Fractures: A Retrospective Controlled Study
Fram BR, Rogero RG, Chang G, Krieg JC, Raikin SM. Immediate Weight-Bearing and Range of Motion After Internal Fixation of Selected Malleolar Fractures: A Retrospective Controlled Study. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2021, 35: 308-314. PMID: 33177430, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationLoss of reductionMalleolar fracturesRange of motionTrauma centerInternal fixationSyndesmosis fixationPosterior malleolusAnkle open reduction internal fixationPrimary open reduction internal fixationLevel 1 urban trauma centerRetrospective case-control studyLevel 1 trauma centerFuture prospective randomized studiesCharleston Comorbidity IndexProspective Randomized StudyImmediate weight bearingReduction internal fixationBody mass indexMalleolar ankle fracturesOrthopedic specialty hospitalTherapeutic Level IIIUrban trauma centerCase-control studyNonoperative complications
2020
Immediate Weight Bearing and Range of Motion After Internal Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures: A Retrospective Controlled Study
Fram B, Rogero R, Corr D, Chang G, Krieg J, Raikin S. Immediate Weight Bearing and Range of Motion After Internal Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures: A Retrospective Controlled Study. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2020, 5: 2473011420s00216. PMCID: PMC8705062, DOI: 10.1177/2473011420s00216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen reduction internal fixationUnstable ankle fracturesCharleston Comorbidity IndexImmediate weight bearingNon-weight bearingRange of motionAnkle fracturesWeight bearingRisk factorsInternal fixationSyndesmosis fixationPosterior malleolusAnkle fracture open reduction internal fixationPrimary open reduction internal fixationRetrospective case-control studyPosterior malleolar fixationAnkle fracture fixationReduction internal fixationPost-operative complicationsCommon fracture typeCase-control studyPosterior malleolus fragmentSpecific risk factorsBroader patient populationMaisonneuve injury