We analyzed foot functions in the late postoperative period in 41 patients with post-traumatic arthrosis of their ankle joints. The study involved clinical and surgical techniques as well as the Foot Function Index (FFI) measuring and statistical methods. No significant differences in FFI scores were revealed in 6 months after ankle arthrodesis surgeries with plates or intramedullary nails. However, in 3 months after their surgeries the patients with intramedullary nails featured lower FFI scores suggesting earlier satisfactory outcomes in this cohort.
We analyzed the treatment outcomes of distal tibia injuries and their consequences in 144 patients with terminal stages of post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis. The research employed clinical and radiological methods as well as the Foot Function Index questionnaire. Surgical methods involved ankle arthrodesis and various combinations of grafts and fixators. It has been established that osteoplastic arthrodesis during as a part of surgical rehabilitation in patients with the consequences of ankle injuries complicated by the terminal arthrosis ensures a complete restoration of the support function in the injured lower limb as well as pain relief.
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