ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2022
Tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using the Ilizarov fixator in compromised hosts: an analysis of 19 patients.
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- Ilizarov fixator as salvage procedure after frustrating arthrodesis using intramedullary nailing - is there a chance of consolidation?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional printed custom-made modular talus prosthesis in patients with talus malignant tumor resection.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Tibiocalcaneal fusion using Ilizarov external fixator in total talar extrusion: A case report.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2023Article
- Rate of progressive healing with a carbon-fiber orthosis in cases of partial union and nonunion after ankle arthrodesis using the Ilizarov external fixator.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Observational
- Histopathological assessment of a two-stage reconstructive procedure of the infected Charcot foot.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- New Method of Tibio-calcaneal-Navicular Arthrodesis After Talectomy.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Long-term follow-up of conservative treatment of Charcot feet.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Simultaneous septic arthrodesis of the tibiotalar and subtalar joints with the Ilizarov external fixator-an analysis of 13 patients.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionSalvage of joint destruction of the tibiotalar and subtalar joint with necrosis or infection of the talus in compromised hosts is a challenging problem. In these cases, tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using the Ilizarov external fixator represents a possible alternative to amputation. This retrospective study presents the results and complications of this salvage procedure. MATERIALS AND
methodsBetween 2005 and 2015, 19 patients were treated with tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using the Ilizarov external fixator. Ten patients received tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis due to an acute or chronic infection with joint destruction. The other nine patients presented posttraumatic necrosis of the talus or Charcot arthropathy. In addition to demographic data, the time spent in the fixator, the major and minor complications and the endpoint of the consolidation were evaluated retrospectively. Furthermore, clinical outcomes were measured using the modified American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score.
resultsThe average time spent in the fixator was 22 (range 14-34) weeks. The average follow-up in 17 patients was 116 (range 4-542) weeks. Two patients were lost to follow-up. Complete osseous consolidation was achieved in 14 out of 19 patients. One patient presented partial consolidation, and in four patients, pseudarthrosis could be detected. The mean modified AOFAS score at the final follow-up was 53 out of 86 possible points.
conclusionTibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using the Ilizarov fixator is a possible salvage procedure even in compromised hosts. However, the healing rates are below the rates reported in the literature for tibiotalar arthrodesis in comparable clinical situations.
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