A Prospective Study of Postoperative Pain Following Ankle Fractures Surgery
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Abstract
Background: Ankle fracture fixation postoperative pain has a significant impact on both the success of the procedure and patient satisfaction. Patients who need substantial doses of narcotics are more likely to use painkillers long-term. Only a small number of prospective studies examine patient pain during the treatment of ankle fractures. Method: The discomfort felt by 50 patients following open reduction and internal fixation of the ankle was retrospectively assessed. Preoperatively, postoperatively (PP), at 4 days (4dPP), and 4 weeks, the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire was given (4wPP). Postoperative pain that was anticipated (APP) was noted. Results: There were no discernible changes between PP, APP, and 4dPP; however, 4wPP was much lower. Both the preoperative and postoperative Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire scores as well as the correlations between PP and APP were determined to be significant. Only APP was able to predict 4wPP, while PP and APP were both predictive factors of 4dPP. Age, sex, and whether a patient was an inpatient or outpatient were not significant determinants. There were no statistically significant differences in pain levels across different forms of fracture. Conclusion: The level of postoperative pain is predicted by the severity of prior pain as well as the predicted postoperative discomfort. Orthopedic doctors ought to pay more attention to postoperative pain control and patient preferences following operations.
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| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.010 | 0.005 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.008 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.008 | 0.000 |
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