Publications by authors named "Megan A Audet"
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of current and remote tobacco smoking on clinical and functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture.
Methods: Nine hundred thirty-five patients treated surgically for torsional ankle fracture over 9 years were reviewed. Tobacco smoking status at the time of injury was defined as current (48.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates how patient and injury factors affect functional outcomes post-ankle fracture in 1,000 patients, focusing on characteristics like age, gender, and substance use.
- Patients completed surveys measuring foot function and musculoskeletal health around six years after their surgeries, revealing that tobacco use, obesity, and female gender correlated with worse outcomes.
- The findings suggest that personal factors significantly influence recovery more than the specifics of the ankle injury itself.
Objectives: To identify predictors of functional outcomes following treatment of ankle fracture in patients 55 years or older.
Setting: Level 1 Trauma Center.
Patients/participants: Four hundred twenty-nine patients with torsional ankle fractures (44A-C): 233 patients (54%) were ages 55 to 64, 25% were between the ages 65 and 74; 21% were 75 years or older.
Objectives: To identify comorbidities and injury characteristics associated with surgical site infection (SSI) following internal fixation of malleolar fractures in an urban level 1 trauma setting.
Design: Retrospective.
Setting: Level 1 trauma center.
Introduction: It is well known that patients with diabetes mellitus experience higher complication rates after torsional ankle fracture; however, the functional consequences remain less clear. The goal of this study was to determine the effects of diabetes on complications, secondary operations, and functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture.
Methods: Nine hundred seventy-nine adult patients treated surgically for a torsional ankle injury (Orthopaedic Trauma Association 44B, 44C) over 13 years were retrospectively reviewed.
Background: Obesity is a growing public health concern. While diabetes mellitus is associated with obesity and is a risk for infection and other complications, effects of obesity on outcomes remains less clear. The purpose was to determine effect of obesity on complications, secondary operations, and functional outcomes after surgical treatment of ankle fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess clinical and functional outcomes after open versus closed ankle fracture.
Design: Retrospective comparative study.
Location: Level 1 Trauma Center.
Objectives: To assess clinical and functional outcomes after ankle fracture in patients with preexisting mental illness.
Design: Retrospective study.
Setting: Level 1 trauma center.