Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury
Early diagnosis of traumatic injuries significantly changes patient outcomes. This statement remains true for the ankle since delay in treatment of ankle injuries can hinder its proper function. For these reasons, the case of a 29-year-old patient of rural origin treated at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguí...
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| author | Yaniel Truffin Rodriguez Rafael Esmandy Gámez Arregoitía Osmany Pérez Martínez |
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| description | Early diagnosis of traumatic injuries significantly changes patient outcomes. This statement remains true for the ankle since delay in treatment of ankle injuries can hinder its proper function. For these reasons, the case of a 29-year-old patient of rural origin treated at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos is presented. The patient stated that he had suffered a horse fall six weeks earlier and presented with functional disability in addition to pain in his right ankle. A supra-syndesmotic fibular fracture, a medial malleolar fracture and a posterior malleolar fracture were diagnosed. To repair this injury, the Gatellier-Chastang approach was used for reduction and adequate fixation of the posterior malleolus. Osteosynthesis of the supra-syndesmotic fracture with a plate and screws was subsequently performed. Finally, the medial malleolar fracture was fixed with a malleolar screw. Six months after the surgery, the ankle showed normal ranges of dorsiflexion and plantar flexion; the edema was not significant and there was no pain when walking or resting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81a2a307c5594a19ae917c1fcfc955622024-03-04T23:09:44ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2015-12-011367747781251Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the InjuryYaniel Truffin Rodriguez0Rafael Esmandy Gámez Arregoitía1Osmany Pérez Martínez2Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Early diagnosis of traumatic injuries significantly changes patient outcomes. This statement remains true for the ankle since delay in treatment of ankle injuries can hinder its proper function. For these reasons, the case of a 29-year-old patient of rural origin treated at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos is presented. The patient stated that he had suffered a horse fall six weeks earlier and presented with functional disability in addition to pain in his right ankle. A supra-syndesmotic fibular fracture, a medial malleolar fracture and a posterior malleolar fracture were diagnosed. To repair this injury, the Gatellier-Chastang approach was used for reduction and adequate fixation of the posterior malleolus. Osteosynthesis of the supra-syndesmotic fracture with a plate and screws was subsequently performed. Finally, the medial malleolar fracture was fixed with a malleolar screw. Six months after the surgery, the ankle showed normal ranges of dorsiflexion and plantar flexion; the edema was not significant and there was no pain when walking or resting.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2917fracturas de tobillotraumatismos del tobilloprocedimientos quirúrgicos operativosfijación de fractura |
| spellingShingle | Yaniel Truffin Rodriguez Rafael Esmandy Gámez Arregoitía Osmany Pérez Martínez Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury Medisur fracturas de tobillo traumatismos del tobillo procedimientos quirúrgicos operativos fijación de fractura |
| title | Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury |
| title_full | Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury |
| title_fullStr | Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury |
| title_short | Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury |
| title_sort | surgical treatment of a trimalleolar ankle fracture diagnosed six weeks after the injury |
| topic | fracturas de tobillo traumatismos del tobillo procedimientos quirúrgicos operativos fijación de fractura |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2917 |
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