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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4763</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2023.151801</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>&#13;
	Functional Outcome of Arthrodesis by Cannulated Cancellous Screws in Malunited Fractures around Ankle Joint&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Goud</surname><given-names>Veer Abhishek</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Bolleddula</surname><given-names>Sai Hari Prem</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mahdi</surname><given-names>Saniya</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>28</day><month>09</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>8)</volume><issue/><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>6</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Ankle fractures are very common injuries to the ankle which generally occur due to a twisting mechanism and accounts for 10% of all fractures. Neglected ankle fractures are common in our regions. Patients first consult traditional healers and it is when the signs persist that they consult the surgeon for a swollen and painful ankle. In such condition, Arthrodesis becomes a versatile procedure. This can be done by screws, plating or nailing.&#13;
	Aim of the Study: The aim was to study the functional outcome of arthrodesis by cannulated cancellous screws in malunited fractures around the ankle joint.&#13;
	Methods and Materials:&#13;
	Study Design: Prospective observational clinical study&#13;
	Study Sample Size: This study includes 30 patients with ankle fractures which were malunited or mal-reduced and arthrodesis was performed with multiple cannulated cancellous screws.&#13;
	Center of Study: The study was conducted in the Department of Orthopedics, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences&#13;
	Study Period: Duration of study was from November 2019 to May 2023.&#13;
	Results: The outcome was evaluated using the visual analog pain scale and by American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hind foot Score. 80 percent patients achieved excellent results with mild complications, no pain after 9 months of procedure.13.3 percent cases had superficial skin infections, and 6.7 percent cases had deep wound infections.&#13;
	Conclusion: Hence, the present study concluded that arthrodesis with screw fixation is useful method for arthrodesis of ankle arthritis secondary to malunion.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Arthrodesis</kwd><kwd> Cannulated cancellous screws</kwd><kwd> Malunion</kwd><kwd> Ankle-Hind foot Score</kwd><kwd> Wound</kwd><kwd> Screws infections</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
