The surgical therapy of ankle fracture combined with the deltoid ligament damage

Objective To explore surgical repairing of ankle fracture accompanied with the deltoid ligament damage.Methods 17 patients with ankle fracture accompanied with the deltoid ligament rupture were treated by open reduction,intensified internal fixation,and restoration of broken ligaments.After the surgery,patients were followed up and analyzed.Results The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society(AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score was used to evaluate clinical results of the treatment.In all cases,6 were excellent,7 good,3 passable,and only 1 poor.The rate of good and excellence was about 76.47%.Conclusions For cases of ankle fracture combined with deltoid ligament rupture,surgical treatment is helpful for recovering mechanical stability of ankle joint.