• Injury · Mar 2021

    Clinical outcomes and trans-syndesmotic screw frequency after posterior malleolar fracture osteosynthesis.

    • H Marques Ribeiro, J Silva, R Teixeira, P Fernandes, L Sobral, and I Rosa.
    • Orthopedic and traumatology resident, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisboa, Portugal, Estrada do Forte do Alto do Duque, 1449-005 Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: hribeiro@chlo.min-saude.pt.
    • Injury. 2021 Mar 1; 52 (3): 633-637.

    AimThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and the trans-syndesmotic screw frequency after trimalleolar ankle fractures with a posterior malleolus fracture involving <25% of the articular surface.Material And MethodsRetrospective comparative study. Patients with trimalleolar ankle fracture who underwent surgery between January 2011 and January 2018 were identified within the departments' fracture database. General demographics, treatment details, and fracture specific details (CT-scans) were assessed. Patients were grouped per the posterior malleolus fragment treatment: osteosynthesis (group 1) and non-osteosynthesis (group 2).Results64 patients, 58.6 ± 17.8 years (range: 23-75), 68.8% female were eligible and follow up time was 43.1 ± 22.2 (range 24-96) months. The mean size of the posterior malleolus fragment was 14.7 ± 5.3% (range: 5-24). Posterior malleolus fragment treatment distribution: osteosynthesis (group 1) 31.2% and non- osteosynthesis (group 2) 68.8%. Group 1 showed significantly better clinical outcomes (p<0.05), AOOS (93.9 ± 5.79 (range: 73-99), AOFAS (91.5 ± 6.22 (range: 72-100) and VAS (0.8 ± 1.22 (range: 0-5) compared to Group 2, AOOS (84.25±8.34 (range: 63-100); AOFAS (84.75±8.05 (range: 58-100) and VAS (1.7 ± 1.38 (range: 0-6). Osteosynthesis of the posterior malleolus fragment significantly reduced the frequency of trans-syndesmotic screw (0%) compared to non-osteosynthesis posterior malleolus fragment (15.9%) (p < 0.05). The EQ-5D score was better in group 1 (1.08±0.27 (range: 1-2.2) compared to group 2 (1.27 ± 0.27 (range: 1-2.4) but with no statistical significance (p> 0.15).ConclusionPosterior malleolus fragments (<25% of the articular surface) have significantly better clinical outcomes and significant decrease in trans-syndesmotic screw need following osteosynthesis.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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