Pilon fracture is a severe injury which has a great impact on the patients' lives, but in what extend is not clear yet in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the gait alternations after treatment of patients who had pilon fractures. We have evaluated the gait pattern of patients who were treated with circular Ilizarov frame following pilon fractures in our department. The gait was tested by using a force plate in a walking platform. Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and timing of gait phases data were collected during level walking at self-selected speeds. The patients performed two walking tasks for each limb and the collected data were averaged for each limb. Demographic, clinical, radiological, trauma outcome (COST) and quality of life questionnaire (SF-12) data were also collected.Purpose
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Anatomical reduction of articular fragments in tibial plateau fractures often leads to a void and there is a need to fill dead space and support the articular fragment. MIIG X3 is marketed as high strength injectable graft, which resorbs and remodels fast. Efficacy and complications related to the use of this bone graft substitute were evaluated in this study Between January 2012 and December 2016 we injected calcium sulphate (MIIGX3) in 50 out of 126 consecutive complete articular (AO type C3) tibial plateau fractures that were stabilised with Ilizarov ring fixator. Postoperative CT scans after weight bearing and sequential radiographs were evaluated for union, graft resorption and subsidence. IOWA functional outcome score and complications were recorded.Introduction
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Tibia plateau fractures are severe knee injuries which have a great impact on the patients' lives, but in what extend is not clear yet in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the gait alternations after treatment of patients who had severe tibia plateau fractures which were treated with circular ilizarov frame. We have evaluated the gait pattern of patients who were treated with circular Ilizarov frame after severe tibia plateau fractures (Schatzker IV-VI) in our department. The gait was tested by using a force plate in a walking platform. Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) data were collected during level walking at self-selected speeds. The patients performed two walking tasks for each limb and the collected data were averaged for each limb. Demographic, clinical, radiological and quality of life questionnaire (SF-12) data were also collected.Purpose
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are used as outcome of many surgical treatments such as Hip and knee joint replacements, varicose vein and groin hernia surgery. Outcome scores in orthopaedics tend to be site and/or pathology specific. Trauma related pathology uses a surrogate outcome scores. A unified outcome score for trauma is needed to help with the measurement of outcomes in trauma patients and evaluate the actual impact that trauma inflicts to patients' lives. We have designed a PROM especially for Trauma patients, in order to measure the extent of recovery to pre-injury state. This score uses as baseline the pre-injury status of the patient and has the aim to determine the percentage of rehabilitation after any form of treatment. This PROM is not site specific and can be used for every Trauma condition. It uses simple wording, user friendly and accessed via phone conversation. The outcome score consists of eleven questions. The first ten questions use the 5-point Likert scale and the final question a scale from zero to ten. The questions are divided into three subgroups (Symptoms, Function and Mental status). The final question assesses the extent of return to pre-injury status. The SF-12v2 questionnaire was used for the validation of the COST questionnaire. We gathered COST and SF-12v2 questionnaires from patients who were at the end of their follow-up after treatment for various trauma conditions, treated either conservatively either operatively.Introduction
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