Three-dimensional computed tomography mapping of posterior malleolar fractures  

作　　者：Qi-Hang Su Juan Liu Yan Zhang Jun Tan Mei-Jun Yan Kai Zhu Jin Zhang Cong Li 

机构地区：[1]Department of Orthopedics,Shanghai East Hospital,Tongji University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200120,China [2]Department of the First Clinical Medical School,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030000,Shanxi Province,China [3]Department of Orthopedics,Pinghu Second People’s Hospital,Pinghu 314200,Zhejiang Province,China [4]Department of Trauma Surgery,Shanghai East Hospital,Tongji University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200120,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2020年第1期29-37,共9页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by Multicenter Clinical Trial of h UC-MSCs in the Treatment of Late Chronic Spinal Cord Injury,No.2017YFA0105404;Key Discipline Construction Project of Pudong Health Bureau of Shanghai,No.PWZxk2017-08

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Posterior malleolar fractures have been reported to occur in<40%of ankle fractures.AIM To reveal the recurrent patterns and characteristics of posterior malleolar fractures by creating fracture maps of the posterior malleolar fractures through the use of computed tomography mapping.METHODS A consecutive series of posterior malleolar fractures was used to create threedimensional reconstruction images,which were oriented and superimposed to fit an ankle model template by both aligning specific biolandmarks and reducing reconstructed fracture fragments.Fracture lines were found and traced in order to generate an ankle fracture map.RESULTS This study involved 112 patients with a mean age of 49,comprising 32 pronationexternal rotation grade IV fractures and 80 supination-external rotation grade IV fractures according to the Lauge-Hansen classification system.Three-dimensional maps showed that the posterior ankle fracture fragments in the supinationexternal rotation grade IV group were relatively smaller than those in the pronation-external rotation grade IV group after posterior malleolus fracture.In addition,the distribution analyses on posterior malleolus fracture lines indicated that the supination-external rotation grade IV group tended to have higher linear density but more concentrated and orderly distribution fractures compared to the pronation-external rotation grade IV group.CONCLUSION Fracture maps revealed the fracture characteristics and recurrent patterns of posterior malleolar fractures,which might help to improve the understanding of ankle fracture as well as increase opportunities for follow-up research and aid clinical decision-making.BACKGROUND Posterior malleolar fractures have been reported to occur in < 40% of ankle fractures.AIM To reveal the recurrent patterns and characteristics of posterior malleolar fractures by creating fracture maps of the posterior malleolar fractures through the use of computed tomography mapping.METHODS A consecutive series of posterior malleolar fractures was used to create threedimensional reconstruction images, which were oriented and superimposed to fit an ankle model template by both aligning specific biolandmarks and reducing reconstructed fracture fragments. Fracture lines were found and traced in order to generate an ankle fracture map.RESULTS This study involved 112 patients with a mean age of 49, comprising 32 pronationexternal rotation grade IV fractures and 80 supination-external rotation grade IV fractures according to the Lauge-Hansen classification system. Three-dimensional maps showed that the posterior ankle fracture fragments in the supinationexternal rotation grade IV group were relatively smaller than those in the pronation-external rotation grade IV group after posterior malleolus fracture. In addition, the distribution analyses on posterior malleolus fracture lines indicatedthat the supination-external rotation grade IV group tended to have higher linear density but more concentrated and orderly distribution fractures compared to the pronation-external rotation grade IV group.CONCLUSION Fracture maps revealed the fracture characteristics and recurrent patterns of posterior malleolar fractures, which might help to improve the understanding of ankle fracture as well as increase opportunities for follow-up research and aid clinical decision-making.

关 键 词：Three-dimensional imaging MAPS Ankle fractures Computed tomography 

分 类 号：R68[医药卫生—骨科学]