Safety and Outcomes of Inpatient Compared with Outpatient Surgical Procedures for Ankle Fractures

Conclusions:
In patients with closed fractures and minimal comorbidities, outpatient ORIF was associated with reduced risk of select 30-day medical morbidity and no difference in surgical morbidity, reoperations, and readmissions relative to inpatient. Factors unaccounted for when creating matched cohorts may impact our results. Our findings lend reassurance to surgeons who defer admission for low-risk patients.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - October 18, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Qin, C., Dekker, R. G., Blough, J. T., Kadakia, A. R. Tags: Foot & Ankle, Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research