Background
Methods
Clinical data
Variable | Result |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 12 (57.1%) |
Female | 9 (42.9%) |
Age (years) | 37.1 (range 21–53 years) |
Causes of injuries | |
Fall from height | 11 (52.4%) |
Traffic accidents | 6 (28.6%) |
Heavy object crushes | 4 (19.0%) |
Associated injuries | |
Ankle fracture | 3 (14.3%) |
Calcaneal fracture | 2 (9.5%) |
Open fracture | 1 (4.8%) |
Follow-upa
| 29.6 (range 18–41 months) |
Pre-operative preparation
Surgical procedures
Postoperative management
Outcome assessments
Statistical analysis
Results
Clinical parameters
Clinical parameters | Result |
---|---|
Duration of surgery (minutes) | 65.6 ± 9.7 |
Blood loss volume (ml) | 29.1 ± 5.7 |
Bony fusion (months) | 3.7 ± 1.7 |
Early complications | |
Superficial infections | 1 (4.8%) |
Partial wound dehiscence | 1 (4.8%) |
Late complications | |
Malunion | 1 (4.8%) |
Complete necrosis | 5 (23.8%) |
Partial necrosis | 8 (38.1%) |
Talocrural arthritis | 13 (61.9%) |
Subtalar arthritis | 14 (66.7%) |
Talonavicular arthritis | 3 (14.3%) |
Secondary procedure | 1 (4.8%) |
Subtalar arthrodesis | 1 (4.8%) |
Ankle arthrodesis | 1 (4.8%) |
Total ankle replacement | 1 (4.8%) |
Pedicled periosteum flap | 1 (4.8%) |
VAS score | 3.2 ± 1.1 |
AOFAS hind foot score | 79.8 ± 17.3 |
Hawkins score | 11.4 ± 3.4 |
Excellent | 9 (43.0%) |
Good | 4 (19.0%) |
Fair | 4 (19.0%) |
Poor | 4 (19.0%) |
Radiologic assessments
Item | Injured | Uninjured |
---|---|---|
The length of the talus | 50.4 ± 3.6* | 51.2 ± 3.8 |
The width of the talus | 41.8 ± 2.9* | 41.0 ± 3.1 |
The height of the talus | 29.6 ± 2.7* | 30.2 ± 3.3 |
The anterior width of the trochlea | 28.1 ± 2.9* | 27.3 ± 2.5 |
The posterior width of the trochlea | 22.9 ± 2.8* | 22.6 ± 2.3 |
The height of the trochlea | 9.4 ± 1.6* | 9.8 ± 1.2 |
The length of the trochlea | 33.0 ± 3.9* | 32.4 ± 2.9 |
The length of medial malleolar facet | 38.1 ± 4.3* | 37.6 ± 3.6 |
The length of lateral malleolar facet | 37.9 ± 5.2* | 37.1 ± 4.4 |