Use of the SIGN IM nail system to stabilize tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in two African hospital settings
| Autor: | Sydney E. Burke, BBA, MPH, Isaac K. Wangai, MD, Geoffrey K. Koech, MD, Jeremiah D. Galat, Daniel D. Galat, MD, Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | OTA International, Vol 3, Iss 4, p e088 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2574-2167 00000000 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000088 |
| Popis: | Abstract. Objectives:. To determine the effectiveness and describe the technique of using the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) nail to augment tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis in the developing world. Design:. Retrospective review of the SIGN database and description of surgical technique. Setting:. Two centers in rural Kenya, East Africa. Patients:. Fifty-seven patients with ankle/hindfoot arthritis or severe trauma. We were able to follow 17 through complete arthrodesis. Invention:. TTC arthrodesis stabilized with SIGN nail. Main outcome measure:. Radiographic arthrodesis and return to function. Result:. Of the patients with significant follow-up, arthrodesis occurred in an average of 19.3 ± 7.5 weeks from the date of surgery. Conclusions:. Recognizing the obstacles to follow-up, the SIGN nail placed with the Herzog curve apex posterior is shown to be an effective device to stabilize a TTC arthrodesis in a limited subgroup of patients with full follow-up. |
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