BIMALLEOLAR ANKLE FRACTURE: A SIMPLE FRACTURE?

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of deltoid ligament injury in bimalleolar supination-external rotation type fractures and whether there is a correlation between the size of the fractured medial malleolus and deltoid ligament injury . METHODS: Twenty six consecutive patients underwent magnetic resonance exams after clinical and radiographic diagnosis of bimalleolar supination-external rotation type ankle fractures . RESULTS: Thirteen patients (50%) presented deltoid ligament injury associated to bimalleolar ankle fracture. Partial injury was present in seven (26.9%) patients and total injury in six (23.1%). Regarding medial fragment size, the average was 2.88 cm in the absence of deltoid ligament injury. Partial injuries presented 1.93 cm and total 2.1 cm on average . CONCLUSION: Deltoid ligament injury was present in 50% of bimalleolar ankle fractures. Smaller medial malleolus fragments, especially concerning the anterior colliculus, presented greater association with partial deltoid ligament injuries. Level of Evidence IV, Cross Sectional Study.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a frequência da lesão do ligamento deltóide nas fraturas bimaleolares do tornozelo tipo supinação-rotação externa e se existe correlação entre o tamanho do fragmento do maléolo medial fraturado e o tipo de lesão do ligamento deltóide. MÉTODOS: Vinte e seis pacientes consecutivos com diagnóstico clínico e radiográfico de fratura bimaleolar do tornozelo tipo supinação-rotação externa (Lauge-Hansen), foram submetidos ao exame de ressonância magnética do tornozelo para avaliar a presença de lesão ligamentar associada à fratura bimaleolar. RESULTADOS: Treze pacientes (50%) apresentaram lesão do ligamento deltóide associada à fratura bimaleolar do tornozelo, sendo sete (26,9%) lesões parciais e seis (23,1%) totais. Com relação ao tamanho do fragmento do maléolo medial, na ausência de lesão do ligamento deltóide, o tamanho médio foi de 2,88 cm. Nas lesões parciais, a média foi de 1,93 cm e, nas lesões totais do ligamento deltóide, de 2,1 cm. CONCLUSÕES: A lesão do ligamento deltóide esteve presente em metade das fraturas bimaleolares do tornozelo do tipo supinação-rotação externa. Fragmentos menores do maléolo medial, especialmente do colículo anterior, tem maior associação com lesões parciais do ligamento deltóide. Nível de Evidência IV, Estudo Transversal.

BIMALLEOLAR ANKLE FRACTURE: A SIMPLE FRACTURE? / FRATURA BIMALEOLAR DO TORNOZELO: UMA SIMPLES FRATURA?

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the frequency of deltoid ligament injury in bimalleolar supination-external rotation type fractures and whether there is a correlation between the size of the fractured medial malleolus and deltoid ligament injury . Methods: Twenty six consecutive patients underwent magnetic resonance exams after clinical and radiographic diagnosis of bimalleolar supination-external rotation type ankle fractures . Results: Thirteen patients (50%) presented deltoid ligament injury associated to bimalleolar ankle fracture. Partial injury was present in seven (26.9%) patients and total injury in six (23.1%). Regarding medial fragment size, the average was 2.88 cm in the absence of deltoid ligament injury. Partial injuries presented 1.93 cm and total 2.1 cm on average . Conclusion: Deltoid ligament injury was present in 50% of bimalleolar ankle fractures. Smaller medial malleolus fragments, especially concerning the anterior colliculus, presented greater association with partial deltoid ligament injuries. Level of Evidence IV, Cross Sectional Study.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a frequência da lesão do ligamento deltóide nas fraturas bimaleolares do tornozelo tipo supinação-rotação externa e se existe correlação entre o tamanho do fragmento do maléolo medial fraturado e o tipo de lesão do ligamento deltóide. Métodos: Vinte e seis pacientes consecutivos com diagnóstico clínico e radiográfico de fratura bimaleolar do tornozelo tipo supinação-rotação externa (Lauge-Hansen), foram submetidos ao exame de ressonância magnética do tornozelo para avaliar a presença de lesão ligamentar associada à fratura bimaleolar. Resultados: Treze pacientes (50%) apresentaram lesão do ligamento deltóide associada à fratura bimaleolar do tornozelo, sendo sete (26,9%) lesões parciais e seis (23,1%) totais. Com relação ao tamanho do fragmento do maléolo medial, na ausência de lesão do ligamento deltóide, o tamanho médio foi de 2,88 cm. Nas lesões parciais, a média foi de 1,93 cm e, nas lesões totais do ligamento deltóide, de 2,1 cm. Conclusões: A lesão do ligamento deltóide esteve presente em metade das fraturas bimaleolares do tornozelo do tipo supinação-rotação externa. Fragmentos menores do maléolo medial, especialmente do colículo anterior, tem maior associação com lesões parciais do ligamento deltóide. Nível de Evidência IV, Estudo Transversal.

Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis for ankle fractures: a prospective observational cohort study.

BACKGROUND: The gold standard for the surgical management of ankle fractures is through open reduction and internal fixation. The rate of wound problems has been reported to be as high as 18%, especially in patients with poor vascular supply or in diabetics. Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) has been described as a potential solution for these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a prospective observational cohort study. From October 2009 to February 2010, and following ethical approval of our research, adult patients admitted at our level I trauma center with a closed lateral malleolar displaced unstable fracture (Lauge-Hansen supination-external rotation) with or without a medial-sided injury and patients with an undisplaced fracture associated with medial clear space opening on external rotation stress radiographs were recruited and managed using MIPPO technique. All patients were followed up for a minimum of 12 months post-surgery (12-20 with a mean of 16.5 months). Trauma mechanism, comorbidities, classifications, trauma-surgery interval, image intensifier duration, surgery duration, complications, and function American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) were analyzed. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were recruited of which 20 fulfilled the inclusion criteria (16 females, 4 males) and were available for follow-up. Ten fractures (50%) were classified as 44-B1, 7 fractures (35%) as 44-B2, and 3 fractures (15%) as 44-B3 according to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification (100% were supination-external rotation injuries). At 8 weeks post-surgery, all fractures had healed. The duration of surgery ranged between 15 and 73 min (average 32.8) from skin incision to closure. There were 2 complications (1 malunion and 1 skin necrosis requiring implant removal). At 12-month follow-up, AOFAS average was 88.3 (72-100 standard deviation of 6.8 points). CONCLUSION: MIPPO technique proved to be a viable option for lateral malleolar fracture treatment with a low complication rate and high functional outcome at 1 year. It is particularly useful in patients with a high risk of wound complication.

Fratura diafisária do fêmur: reprodutibilidade das classificações AO-ASIF e Winquist / Femoral shaft fracture: reproducibility of AO-ASIF and Winquist classifications

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a reprodutibilidade interobservadores das classificações AO/ASIF e de Winquist para as fraturas diafisárias do fêmur no adulto. MÉTODOS: foram selecionadas aleatoriamente 50 radiografias de pacientes adultos portadores de fratura diafisária do fêmur nas incidências em antero-posterior e perfil. As radiografias foram analisadas por 5 observadores, sendo um membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Trauma Ortopédico, um radiologista, um residente do terceiro ano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, um do segundo e um do primeiro. Para avaliar a concordância interobservadores destas classificações, foi utilizado o índice estatístico Kappa (K). RESULTADOS: Em todas as análises, observou-se um coeficiente de concordância entre observadores estatisticamente significativo (valor p < 0,05) e classificado como bom (valores de 0,61 a 0,80) ou muito bom (valores acima de 0,80), segundo os critérios de Landis e Koch. CONCLUSÃO: As classificações AO e Winquist apresentam alto índice de concordância interobservadores para as fraturas diafisárias do fêmur no adulto.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate inter-observer reproducibility of AO / ASIF and Winquist-Hansen classifications for shaft fractures of the femur in adults. METHODS: 50 anterior-posterior and profilelateral radiographs were randomly selected, of adult patients awith diaphyseal fracture of the femur. The radiographs were analyzed by 5 observers-a member of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedic Trauma, a radiologist and 3 residents. To assess the concordance between these classifications, we used the statistical index Kappa (K). RESULTS: In all analyses, we observed a statistically significant correlation coefficient between observers (p <0.05) and according to the criteria of Landis and Koch, they were ranked them as good (values of 0.61 to 0.80) or very good (values above 0.80). CONCLUSION: The AO rating and Winquist present a high rate of concordance between observers for shaft fractures of the femur in adults.