Assessment of Outcomes of Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Fixation of Lisfranc's Injuries of The Foot | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 93, Volume 88, Issue 1, July 2022, Page 2871-2877 PDF (716.83 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.242756 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Abduraouf Mosbah Ramadan El-Ajnaf* ; Mohammed Othman Mohammed; Ashraf Abd Eldayem Mohamed; Sami Ibrahim Sadek Ali | ||||
| Orthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: An early surgical intervention for metatarsal joint injuries (Lisfranc injury) is essential to prevent or treat any foot compartmental syndrome that is the most common outcomes. Objective: to manage outcomes of percutaneous fixation with closed reduction in managing foot Lisfranc's injuries. Patients and Methods: At Orthopedic Departments, Zagazig University Hospital, 18 patients with displaced Lisfranc injury were studied in prospective research. Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation of the Lisfranc injuries by k-wires or screw were done to all patients. All patients were periodically monitored clinically and radiographically for a week, then every 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks after the index procedure. Results: Favorable outcome were majority with 88.9% (16 cases) (11 patients excellent and 5 good) and unfavorable 11.1% (2 patients) (1 fair and 1 poor). The current study estimated the complication as overall with 4 cases and we found superficial infection in 22.2%, stiffness in only one case (5.6%) and delayed union in 1 case also no case of compartment syndrome of foot in our series. Conclusion: Lisfranc injuries treated with k-wire or screw percutaneous reduction and fixation could be treated efficiently, quickly and simply surgically with predictable and dependable consequences without routine removal of hardware. | ||||
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