The study will compare the functions outcomes between two different rehabilitation protocol after operated weber b ankle fractures
Patients that are operated for weber b ankle fractures will after the surgery be randomized into two different post operative rehabilitation protocols. One group will receive conventional physiotherapy with stretching of the ankle with a non-elastic band, while the other group will use a new spring-loaded ankle trainer. The rehabilitation will continue for 3 weeks. Patients will be evaluated with the Olerud Molander ankle score and visual analog scale for pain at 3, 6, 12 and 52 weeks follow-up. Length of hospitalization and all adverse events will be registered. Ankle range of motion will be registered at 6, 12 and 52 weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
113
The ankle trainer provides passive stretch in dorsal flexion of the ankle as well as active plantar flexion.
The patients were instructed in stretching exercises using a non-elastic band
Olerud Molander ankle score (OMAS)
A patient related outcome measure that evaluates ankle function on a 0-100 scale. 100 is indicating a perfect result
Time frame: 52 weeks after surgery
Visual analog scale for pain (VAS)
Describes pain on a 0-10 scale with 0 representing no pain, and 10 the worst imaginable pain
Time frame: 52 weeks
Ankle range of motion
Ankle dorsiflexion measured am Lindsjø
Time frame: 52 weeks
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