Abstract:Objective To explore the risk factors for preoperative lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LEDVT) in supination-external rotation ankle fractures, to construct a risk factor model using multivariable Logistic regression analysis, and to evaluate the model.Methods A total of 102 patients with supination-external rotation ankle fractures admitted to the Department of Orthopedics at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital Bijie Hospital from February 2022 to March 2024 were selected. According to the diagnostic criteria of LEDVT and the preoperative occurrence, the patients were divided into the occurrence group (11 cases) and the non-occurrence group (91 cases). Demographic data, sociological data and serological indicators were compared between the two groups. The factors affecting the occurrence of preoperative LEDVT were analyzed via multivariable Logistic regression, based on which the regression equation for preoperative occurrence of LEDVT was constructed. The overall performance and the goodness of fit of the model were validated.Results There was no difference in terms of the sex composition, body mass index, causes of injury, history of smoking, history of alcohol consumption, preoperative levels of hemoglobin, history of hypertension or history of diabetes mellitus between the two groups (P > 0.05). The age, time from onset to admission, preoperative levels of D-dimer, albumin (ALB), and fibrinogen (FIB), preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and vascular and nerve injuries were different between the two groups of patients (P < 0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis indicated that age ≥ 65 years [O^R = 2.063 (95% CI: 1.402, 3.035) ], time from onset to admission ≥ 24 hours [O^R = 1.964 (95% CI: 1.296, 2.976) ], preoperative D-dimer levels ≥ 0.3 mg/L [O^R = 2.147 (95% CI: 1.352, 3.409) ], preoperative ALB levels < 35 g/L [O^R = 2.184 (95% CI: 1.320, 3.614) ], preoperative FIB levels ≥ 6.0 g/L [O^R = 2.230 (95% CI: 1.205, 4.127) ], preoperative PLR ≥ 300 × 109/L [O^R = 2.214 (95% CI: 1.277, 3.841) ], and combined vascular and nerve injuries [O^R = 2.517 (95% CI: 1.073, 5.904) ] were risk factors for preoperative LEDVT in patients with supination-external rotation ankle fractures (P < 0.05). The regression equation was constructed as Logit(P) = 2.125 + 0.724 × (age ≥ 65 years) + 0.675 × (time from onset to admission ≥ 24 h) + 0.764 × (preoperative D-dimer levels ≥ 0.3 mg/L) + 0.781 × (preoperative ALB levels < 35 g/L) + 0.802 × (preoperative FIB levels ≥ 6.0 g/L) + 0.795 × (preoperative PLR ≥ 300×109/L) + 0.923 × (combined vascular and nerve injuries), which was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the regression equation had a sensitivity of 90.9% (95% CI: 0.587, 0.998), a specificity of 92.3% (95% CI: 0.848, 0.969), and an area under the curve of 0.955 (95% CI: 0.899, 1.000).Conclusions Patients with supination-external rotation ankle fractures with the above risk factors are at a higher risk of developing preoperative LEDVT. Orthopedic nursing staff should pay close attention to these risk factors and implement targeted preventive measures before surgery to minimize the risk of LEDVT.