Blade Plate With Autogenous Bone Grafting to Salvage Peri Ankle Nonunions.
ankle
blade plate
graft
nonunion
pseudoarthrosis
salvage
Journal
Foot & ankle international
ISSN: 1944-7876
Titre abrégé: Foot Ankle Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9433869
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2023
06 2023
Historique:
medline:
6
6
2023
pubmed:
28
4
2023
entrez:
28
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Salvage surgery for a nonunion around the ankle is challenging. Poor bone stock, stiffness, scarring, previous (or persistent) infection, and a compromised soft tissue envelope are common in these patients. We describe 15 cases that underwent blade plate fixation as salvage for a nonunion around the ankle, including patient/nonunion characteristics, Nonunion Scoring System (NUSS), surgical technique, healing rate, complications, and long-term follow-up with 2 patient-reported outcome measures. This is a retrospective case series from a level 1 trauma referral center. We included all patients that underwent blade plate fixation for a long-standing nonunion of the distal tibia, talus, or failed subtalar fusion. All patients had autogenous bone grafting, including 14 with posterior iliac crest grafts and 2 with femoral reamer irrigator aspirator grafting. Median follow-up was 24.4 months (interquartile range [IQR], 7.7-40). Main outcome measures were (time to) union, and functional outcomes using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS), and the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). We included 15 adults with a median age of 58 years (IQR, 54-62). The median NUSS score at the time of index surgery was 46 (IQR, 34-54). Union was achieved after the index procedure in 11 of 15 patients. Additional surgery was performed in 4 of 15 patients. Union was achieved in all patients at a median of 4.2 months (IQR, 2.9-11). The median score for the PCS was 38 (IQR, 34-48, range 17-58, In this series, our use of blade plate fixation with autogenous grafting was an effective method for managing a nonunion around the ankle allowing for alignment correction, stable compression and fixation, union, and fair patient-reported outcome scores. Level IV, therapeutic.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Salvage surgery for a nonunion around the ankle is challenging. Poor bone stock, stiffness, scarring, previous (or persistent) infection, and a compromised soft tissue envelope are common in these patients. We describe 15 cases that underwent blade plate fixation as salvage for a nonunion around the ankle, including patient/nonunion characteristics, Nonunion Scoring System (NUSS), surgical technique, healing rate, complications, and long-term follow-up with 2 patient-reported outcome measures.
METHODS
This is a retrospective case series from a level 1 trauma referral center. We included all patients that underwent blade plate fixation for a long-standing nonunion of the distal tibia, talus, or failed subtalar fusion. All patients had autogenous bone grafting, including 14 with posterior iliac crest grafts and 2 with femoral reamer irrigator aspirator grafting. Median follow-up was 24.4 months (interquartile range [IQR], 7.7-40). Main outcome measures were (time to) union, and functional outcomes using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS), and the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS).
RESULTS
We included 15 adults with a median age of 58 years (IQR, 54-62). The median NUSS score at the time of index surgery was 46 (IQR, 34-54). Union was achieved after the index procedure in 11 of 15 patients. Additional surgery was performed in 4 of 15 patients. Union was achieved in all patients at a median of 4.2 months (IQR, 2.9-11). The median score for the PCS was 38 (IQR, 34-48, range 17-58,
CONCLUSION
In this series, our use of blade plate fixation with autogenous grafting was an effective method for managing a nonunion around the ankle allowing for alignment correction, stable compression and fixation, union, and fair patient-reported outcome scores.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Level IV, therapeutic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37114908
doi: 10.1177/10711007231165303
pmc: PMC10248309
doi:
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Langues
eng
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