The injuries of ankle fracture-dislocation cause severe destruction of soft tissue component.
So the goal the treatment of ankle fracture-dislocation is restoring akle mortise and reduing soft tissue injury andcomplication.
A clinical observation was performed on the 11 patients of fracture-dislocation of the ankle joint, who were treated with open reduction and intenal fixation at department of orthopedic surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Pohang city from Nov. 1987 to
Mar.
1992.
@ES The obtained results were as follows;
@EN 1. In two cases accommpanying talus fracture, the avascular necrosis of talus had been developed, the results were poor.
2. In six cases accompanying the severe destruction of soft issue, the serious complication such as infection, joint stiffness and traumatic arthritis had been developed.
3. The methods of internal fixation did not correlate tothre result.
4. The results of treatment correlated to the presence of talus fracture and the degree of soft tissue injury.
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