Functional outcome was satisfactory and the rate of union was comparable with that previously reported in the literature for younger patients. Although total ankle arthroplasty is becoming increasingly popular, ankle arthrodesis is an effective surgical treatment option in an elderly patient population....
There is inadequate knowledge of patient perception of ankle function following operative treatment of these injuries.Aim: To analyse long-term results following operative treatment of these fractures using a patient centred outcome measure.Methods: 112 patients had undergone operative fixation of isolated...
Functional ankle instability and health-related quality of life. J Athl Train. 2011;46:634–41. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Carcia CR, Martin RL, Drouin JM. Validity of the foot and ankle ability measure in athletes with chronic ankle instability. J Athl Train. 2008;43:...
Main Outcome Measure: Participants completed the 21-item FAAM-ADL and 8-item FAAMSport. Results: Significant changes were detected between preintervention and 1-week follow-up measures for "Walking on even ground" (p = 0.06), "Going down stairs" (p = 0.07), "Walking on uneven ground" (...
This study has several limitations. A weakness of the current systematic review and meta-analysis is the small number of studies (n = 9) with heterogeneous backgrounds resulting in a limited number of studies and participants per outcome measure. The small number of studies could have underpo...
CONTEXT: The Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) is a region-specific, non-disease-specific outcome instrument that possesses many of the clinimetric qualities recommended for an outcome instrument. Evidence of validity to support the use of the FAAM is available in individuals with a wide arra...
This study has several limitations. A weakness of the current systematic review and meta-analysis is the small number of studies (n = 9) with heterogeneous backgrounds resulting in a limited number of studies and participants per outcome measure. The small number of studies could have underpo...
Clinical outcomes were measure by: (1) functional outcome in FAAM scale, (2) pain level, (3) period of hospitalization, (4) rate of complications.Total number of complications in Ilizarov group was 13, which corresponded to 0.62 complications per patient on average. In group 2 there were ...
Sanders, MD, MSc, FRCSC JAMA Key Points Question Does close contact casting (a molded below-knee cast with minimal padding) compared with internal fixation surgery result in an equivalent functional outcome for adults older than 60 years with an unstable ankle fracture? Findings In this randomized...
Each patient was mailed a questionnaire that included a functional outcome measure as described by Roos et al, a score described by Good et al, and a single-number ankle functional assessment. The mean age was 20.7 years (range, 18-23 years) at the time of operation. A functional outcome...