Staged treatment and internal fixation of floating ankle: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Floating ankle is a rare traumatic condition characterized by a combination of tibial and ipsilateral foot fractures, with the ankle remaining intact. It is usually caused by high-energy trauma and also presents with serious soft tissue damage. Its treatment is mainly restricted to external fixation, which results in poor outcomes.

Uric acid promotes oxidative stress and enhances vascular endothelial cell apoptosis in rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion.

In patients with cerebral infarction (CI), elevated serum uric acid (UA) level may exacerbate the occurrence and development of carotid atherosclerosis (AS). Our study intended to explore the underlying mechanism. We enrolled 86 patients with CI, and divided them into four groups: Non-AS, AS-mild, AS-moderate, and AS-severe groups; the levels of UA and oxidative stress-related factors in serum were detected.