Complex post traumatic foot deformities - Outcomes after corrective surgery.

Autor: Balaji G; Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Pondicherry, India., Arokiaraj J; Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Nithyananth M; Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Cherian VM; Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Lee V; Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma [J Clin Orthop Trauma] 2020 May-Jun; Vol. 11 (3), pp. 432-437. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.09.005
Abstrakt: Introduction: Complex posttraumatic foot deformity results in painful foot, altered gait and affects cosmesis. We did a retrospective study on 16 patients to analyse the etiology, types of foot deformity and their outcomes after corrective surgery.
Methods: This retrospective study was done on a consecutive series of patients who underwent corrective surgery for complex post-traumatic foot and ankle deformities. There were 16 patients with 18 foot deformities. The duration of deformity, soft tissues, radiographic changes and measurements, type and anatomic localisation of the deformity determined the surgery needed to correct the deformity.
Results: Among the 18 foot injuries, 16 were open injuries. Among the type of foot deformity, isolated equinus deformity was seen in 12 feet followed by equinovarus and equinocavovarus in three feet each. Seven patients needed modified footwear. None of the patients required walking aid for ambulation at the end of one year follow up.
Conclusion: To conclude, soft tissue injuries were the most common cause of posttraumatic foot deformities compared to bony injuries. Equinus deformity was the commonest deformity. Fifteen patients returned to their preinjury work status.
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