In a prospective follow-up study of 158 consecutive @entity1 18 to 64 years old with unilateral @entity174 , our aim was to disclose the @entity717 6 months after the injury. The @entity1 were interviewed within 1 week after the @entity130 , and all @entity1 returned to the hospital for an interview and a clinical assessment 6 months later. The disability was measured by administering the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) to all @entity1 by an interview process. SIP scores were calculated for pretraumatic and posttraumatic states. The pretraumatic SIP scores described the functional status before the injury. Additionally, three major aspects of impairments were measured 6 months after the fractures: range of motion, muscle strength, and @entity158 . Most @entity1 had a significantly higher SIP score 6 months after the @entity174 (s) than pretraumatically. The mean overall SIP score was 2.7 pretraumatically and 8.7 6 months posttraumatically. @entity51 in range of motion was observed, especially in the ankle joint. Additionally, loss of muscle strength was observed in the thigh and @entity291 muscles in one fourth of the @entity1 . Only low levels of @entity158 were reported after 6 months.

Residual impairment after XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture', 'lower extremity fracture'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['Major deficits'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['residual pain', 'pain'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['impairment and disability'] @entity291 :: ('9913', 'Species') :: ['calf'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['lower extremity fracture']
