TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Infection in diabetic patients with ankle fractures
JO  - Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
A1  - Low, C. K.
A1  - Tan, S. K.
SP  - 353
EP  - 355
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Between January 1992 to June 1993, 93 ankle fractures underwent surgical treatment, of which, 10 patients were diabetic and 83 were non-diabetic. Infection occurred in 5 patients and all belonged to the diabetic group. The average follow-up period of the infected cases was 16.2 months. Wound infection occurred in 4 patients treated with open reduction and internal fixation. An infected pressure sore developed in the other patient treated initially in a below-knee cast for which arthrodesis of the ankle was performed. Infection was resistant to treatment in 2 patients and they ended up with below-knee amputation. Infection resolved in 3 patients with treatment. Of these, 1 developed neuropathic ankle joint and the other 2 achieved fracture union.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0304-4602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -