Research Article

Elevation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Proteins after Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture: A Cross-Sectional Study of 47 Ankle Fracture Patients

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Number of leucocytes in serum and synovial fluid from ankle fracture paitents (N=8). The serum leucocyte level remained constant over the first 7 days after ankle fracture (p=0.50), while the leucocyte level in synovial fluid (effusion) decreased after ankle fracture (p=0.0002).