International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To explore the effect of ankle fusion in patients with traumatic arthritis of foot and ankle. Methods 100 patients with traumatic arthritis between January 2021 and December 2,2022. Design a controlled study, the included patients will be randomized into 2 groups, 50 patients / group. The control group underwent conventional conservative treatment, and the observation group underwent ankle arthrodesis treatment. Compare the two groups: (1) the treatment effect.(2) Complication rate.(3) Pain scores before and after treatment.(4) Autonomous mobility and ankle stability before and after treatment. Results (1) In the treatment effect, the excellent quality rate of the observation group was 96.00%, higher than that of the control group (χ2=4.5000; P <0.05).(2) Among the complications, the incidence rate in the observation group was 0.00%, lower than that in the control group (χ2=4.1667; P <0.05).(3) In the pain score, the posttreatment VAS score in the observation group (3.26 ± 1.02) was lower than that in the control group (T=6.9876; P <0.05).(4) In autonomous mobility and ankle stability, the observation groups autonomic mobility (16.88 ± 2.06), one longest walking distance (15.88 ± 1.74), foot alignment score (8.06 ± 1.34), and ankle stability score (8.09 ± 1.22) were higher than the control group (T=13.6752; T=15.0873; T=7.9305; T=7.7004; P <0.05). Conclusion In the treatment of traumatic arthritis of foot and ankle, the treatment of ankle arthrodesis has good results, which can reduce complications, reduce pain, improve ankle stability, restore voluntary mobility, and promote rehabilitation, which is worth promoting.

Ankle traumatic arthritis; Ankle fusion; Treatment effect; Complication rate; Pain; Voluntary mobility; Ankle stability