CompletedNot Applicable

Operative Treatment of Ankle Fractures

Switzerland90 participantsStarted 2018-07-01

Plain-language summary

Patients who underwent operative treatment of an ankle fracture with or without following removal of the osteosynthetic material are examined by a specific ankle provocation test, a questionnaire and X-Rays to evaluate the clinical, functional and radiological outcome compared to a healthy control group

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age older than 18 and younger than 51 years * Operative treatment of an ankle fracture * Time operation to follow up: at least 2 years * Time removal of osteosynthetic material to follow up: at least 1 year * Time operative treatment to removal of the osteosynthetic material: at least 9 months * Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix: Informed Consent Form) Exclusion Criteria: * Other pathologies of the lower limb of the affected and/or non-affected side (fractures, pre-existing arthrosis or operative treatment of the affected and/or non-affected limb) * Pre-existing vascular (peripheral arterial disease, diabetes) or neurological diseases of the lower extremities * Women who are pregnant * Prevalence of an infection of the implanted osteosynthetic material

What they're measuring

Functional outcome

Timeframe: at least two year after surgery or one year after removal of the osteosynthetic material

Functional outcome

Timeframe: 24 months after initial operation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04437355

SponsorSpital Limmattal Schlieren

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-31

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