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Occupational Outcomes and Return to Running Following Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures in a High-Demand Population
Justin D. Orr, MD1
Nicholas A. Kusnezov, MD1
Brian R. Waterman, MD1
Julia O. Bader, PhD2
David M. Romano, MD1
Philip J. Belmont Jr, MD1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA
2Statistical Consulting Laboratory, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
Justin D. Orr, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 5005 N. Piedras Street, El Paso, TX 79920, USA. Email: justin.d.orr.mil@mail.mil
Abstract
Background: Literature evaluating surgical outcomes after ankle fixation in an active patient population is limited. This study determined occupational outcomes and return to running following ankle fracture fixation in a military cohort.
Methods: All service members undergoing ankle fracture fixation at a single military hospital from August 2007 to...
