Rehabilitation for ankle fractures

NewsBot · Dec 28, 2023

The Creation and Validation of an Ankle Bone Age Atlas and Data Predicting Remaining Ankle Growth
Pennock, Andrew T. et al
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics ():10.1097/BPO.0000000000002601, December 22, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002601

Background:
The purpose of the current study was 2-fold: (1) to create and validate an ankle bone age atlas spanning the pediatric and adolescent years and (2) to utilize this atlas in conjunction with distal tibia/fibular growth data as measured on serial radiographs to develop a predictive growth model for the lower extremity.

Methods:
Radiographs were surveyed to identify distinguishable, reproducible, radiographic features. Radiographic features of the tibia, fibula, hindfoot, and midfoot from 270 patients were identified and a “standard” for each age/sex was selected to create an atlas. A separate cohort of 90 ankle radiographs was selected to validate the atlas. A subcohort of 41 patients with left-hand radiographs within 3 months of ankle imaging was used to compare the 2 bone age approaches. Harris growth lines were evaluated in 304 serial images of the distal tibia to determine the remaining growth.

Results:
The distal tib/fib ossification centers provided the best age assessment for early childhood (male age: 1 to 8 y; female age: 1 to 4 y). The ossification/fusion of the calcaneal apophysis provided the best age assessment in the preadolescent stage (male age: 6 to 14 y; female age: 5 to 12 y). The closure of the distal tib/fib physes best determined skeletal maturity (male age: 14 to 16 y; female age: 12 to 14 y). The ankle atlas had excellent interobserver and intraobserver reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.993, P<0.001 and 0.998, P<0.001), respectively. We found an excellent correlation between the patient’s chronologic age and ankle bone age (r=0.984; P<0.001). Ankle bone age assessment and Greulich and Pyle were correlated (rs=0.822, P<0.001). We found that males with a bone age of ≥15 years and females with a bone age of ≥13 years had ≤2 mm of residual growth of the distal tibia/fibula physes.

Conclusions:
bone age can be determined using ankle films ordered to assess/treat ankle injuries. This tool, along with our growth remaining table, may have important clinical implications when managing patients with ankle trauma with premature physeal closure.
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NewsBot · Dec 28, 2023

Osteoarthritis after an ankle fracture: we can't really avoid it

NewsBot · Jan 1, 2024

Assessing the content validity of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire in surgically treated ankle fracture patients: a qualitative study
Michael Q Nguyen et al
J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Dec 8;18(1):941

Background: Roughly 10% of fractures in adults are ankle fractures. These injuries are found in both sexes and present with different fracture characteristics. The treatment varies with the patients' biology and fracture type, and the goals are to restore stability, prevent pain and maintain ankle function. Clinicians generally use outcomes like assessment of radiography, pain level, or function. The use of patient-reported outcome measures is increasing, and the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) has been shown to have good measurement properties when validated in patients with foot and ankle disorders. However, the instrument has not been validated for ankle fracture patients. This study aims to assess the content validity of the items in MOXFQ in surgically treated ankle fracture patients.

Methods: A qualitative deductive design was used to investigate patients' response process of the MOXFQ. Individual interviews were conducted using cognitive interviewing based on the theoretical framework of the 4-step model by Tourangeau. Adult patients that were surgically treated for an ankle fracture between four weeks and 18 months were purposively sampled, and interviews followed a semi-structured interview guide. The predetermined categories were comprehension, retrieval, judgement, and response.

Results: Seventeen respondents (65% females) were interviewed. Respondents' age ranged from 27 to 76 years. Some of the respondents in the early recovery phase were limited by post-operative restrictions and did not find the items in the walking/standing domain relevant. Respondents that were allowed weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT) were able to recall relevant information for most items. Respondents with time since surgery more than 12 months had less pain and remembered fewer relevant episodes in the recall period. Items in the social interaction domain contained ambiguous questions and were generally considered less important by respondents. The summary index score lacked important concepts in measuring overall quality of life.

Conclusions: Pain was a central concept in the post-operative recovery of ankle fracture patients. The MOXFQ-subscales for pain and walking/standing had acceptable content validity in patients that were allowed WBAT. The social interaction-subscale and the summary index score had insufficient content validity for this patient population.
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NewsBot · Feb 12, 2024

Validation of the Ankle Ligament Reconstruction-Return to Sports after Injury (ALR-RSI) Score as a Tool to Assess Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport in an Active Population After Ankle Fracture Surgery: A Cross-sectional Study
Ibrahim Saliba et al
December 25, 2023

Ankle injuries account for 15% to 25% of all sports injuries resulting in significant pain and loss of function. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to validate a scale to help surgeons quantify the psychological readiness to Return To Sport (RTS) in patients undergoing ankle fracture surgery. ALR-RSI was used to assess the psychological readiness for RTS in athletic patients who underwent ankle fracture fixation between January 2020 and January 2021. Participants filled out ALR-RSI and 2 Patient-Related Outcome Measurement (PROM) tools: Olerud-Molander Ankle Score (OMAS) and Self-Reported Foot and Ankle Score (SEFAS). A total of 93 patients were included. There was a strong correlation between ALR-RSI and both OMAS and SEFAS, with Pearson coefficients of r = 0.58 and 0.53, respectively. ALR-RSI was significantly higher in the RTS group than in those who no longer practiced their main preinjury sport. Moreover, the discriminant validity of ALR-RSI (AUC = 0.81) was better than that of the SEFAS and OMAS (AUC = 0.64 and 0.65, respectively, p = .001). The intra-class correlation coefficient ρ of 0.94 showed excellent reproducibility. At an optimal cutoff value of 76.7, ALR-RSI had a sensitivity of 81% and a specificity of 75% with a Youden index of 0.56. In conclusion, ALR-RSI was a valid and reproducible tool to evaluate the psychological readiness for RTS in an active population after an ankle fracture. This score could help surgeons identify athletes who may have unfavorable postoperative outcomes and provide support on the ability to RTS.
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