Clinical and Patient reported outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation for distal tibial intra-articular fractures.

Introduction: Intra-articular distal tibial plafond fractures are rare injuries, provide a challenge for the surgeon and can often have poor outcomes. The aim of this paper was to report long term patient reported functional outcomes, health related quality of life (QoL) scores and rates of complications in order to fully counsel the patient on likely outcomes and set realistic post-operative expectations for the patient.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 20 patients with distal tibial intra-articular fractures that presented to our institution between September 2014 and September 2020.