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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2016; 7(4): 258-264
Published online Apr 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i4.258
Published online Apr 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i4.258
Ankle fracture configuration following treatment with and without arthroscopic-assisted reduction and fixation
Chayanin Angthong, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klong Luang 12120, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Author contributions: Angthong C designed and performed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: This study (study code: MTU-EC-OT-0-099/54) was approved by the institutional review board of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Informed consent statement: All involved participants gave their informed consent prior to study inclusion.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author received the funding supports for academic meetings and visit from Smith and Nephew LTD (Thailand) and Device Innovation (Arthrex distributor in Thailand).
Data sharing statement: The original dataset is available on request from the corresponding author at chatthara@yahoo.com.
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Correspondence to: Chayanin Angthong, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klong Luang 12120, Pathum Thani, Thailand. chatthara@yahoo.com
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Received: May 9, 2015
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: July 27, 2015
Revised: December 10, 2015
Accepted: January 5, 2016
Article in press: January 7, 2016
Published online: April 18, 2016
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: July 27, 2015
Revised: December 10, 2015
Accepted: January 5, 2016
Article in press: January 7, 2016
Published online: April 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: There was no significant difference between arthroscopic-assisted reduction and internal-fixation (ARIF) and open reduction and internal-fixation (ORIF) in immediate-postoperative ankle fracture configuration in the present study. Although the use of arthroscopy in orthopaedic trauma is increasing, the effectiveness of ARIF compared with that of ORIF in the management of ankle fractures has yet to be verified. The low rate of bone mineral density testing reflects a lack of awareness of the need for routine post-injury testing for osteoporosis in patients with ankle fractures.