External fixation with bone cement implantation for open calcaneal fractures: A case series.
Foot Ankle Surg
; 28(2): 251-257, 2022 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate patients who had open reduction, external fixation and bone cement implantation of open calcaneal fractures.METHODS:
The records of 14 patients with open calcaneus fractures from January 2015 to January 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical evaluations consisting of AOFAS, MFS and EQ-5D VAS scores and radiological evaluations consisting of the height, width and length of the calcaneus as well as Bohler's and Gissane angle performed at 3 months, 1 year and the last follow-up postoperatively. Time to surgery, wound complications were recorded.RESULTS:
Our study sample consisted of 9 males and 5 females with a mean age of 38.5 ± 9.8 years and a mean follow-up of 31.4 ± 7.7 months. The mean period from injury to surgery was 5.4 ± 1.9 days and the mean duration of hospitalization was 13.2 ± 4.5 days. The AOFAS, MFS and EQ-5D VAS scores were 92.5 ± 10.3, 84.1 ± 9.7 and 86.4 ± 15.1 respectively at the final follow-up. The Bohler's angle increased from (12.9 ± 3.1)° preoperatively to (28.5 ± 6.3)° at the final follow-up (P < 0.001), with the Gissane's angle from (104.5 ± 9.7)° to (116.4 ± 8.9)° (P < 0.001). One patients (7.1%) developed pin infections and one patient (7.1%) suffered from dorso-lateral hindfoot hypoaesthesia. There was complete fracture healing without secondary loss of reduction in all cases.CONCLUSION:
External fixation with bone cement implantation is a valid alternative treatment for the management of displaced open calcaneal fractures with a low rate of complications. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV, retrospective case series.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Calcáneo
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Fracturas Óseas
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Fracturas Intraarticulares
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Fracturas Abiertas
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2022
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Article