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All patients were treated by acute ankle arthrodesis using a modified retrograde femoral IMN combined with lateral plating. Functional assessment was reported according to a modified American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle hindfoot scale (AOFAS), and complications were documented.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Six patients had an average age of 55.7\u00a0years (37\u201365). The average HbA1C on admission was 7.9 (7.3\u20139), and the average AFDA score was 7.3 (6\u20138). The average operative time was 79.2\u00a0min (70\u201390). All patients, except for one, achieved union at the arthrodesis site after an average of 10.3\u00a0weeks (8\u201314). After an average last follow-up of 9\u00a0months (6\u201312), the average modified AOFAS was 73.2 (82 to 62); four patients had an excellent score and one good. Complications developed in two, one deep infection after 2\u00a0weeks treated by metal removal and Ilizarov, and the other patient developed a stress fracture at the tibial end of the nail, which was treated by open reduction and internal fixation using a plate and screws<jats:bold>.<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Using a modified femoral IMN combined with lateral plating is a promising technique to achieve ankle arthrodesis in diabetic patients with acute ankle fractures with acceptable outcomes; however, further studies with larger numbers are needed.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p><jats:bold>Level of evidence:<\/jats:bold> IV<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00590-024-03947-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,1]],"date-time":"2024-05-01T16:01:45Z","timestamp":1714579305000},"page":"2549-2556","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Primary arthrodesis for diabetic ankle fractures using a modified retrograde femoral intramedullary locking nail combined with lateral plating, surgical technique, and early results of a pilot study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4032-6254","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amr A.","family":"Fadle","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wael","family":"El-Adly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Momen Ayman","family":"Fekry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmed E.","family":"Osman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0710-6487","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed A.","family":"Khalifa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"16","key":"3947_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"661","DOI":"10.5435\/JAAOS-D-19-00545","volume":"28","author":"T Schmidt","year":"2020","unstructured":"Schmidt T, Simske NM, Audet MA, Benedick A, Kim CY, Vallier HA (2020) Effects of diabetes mellitus on functional outcomes and complications after torsional ankle fracture. 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