Management of Chronic Infected Intra-Articular Fractures of the Proximal Tibia with Ilizarov Ring Fixation. 2020

Kaushik Bhowmick, and P R J V C Boopalan, and Chandrasekaran Gunasekeran, and Abel Livingston, and Thilak Samuel Jepegnanam
Department of Orthopaedics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Infected nonunion and malunion of tibial plateau are rare injuries with no standardized protocols for treatment. This study assessed the outcome of chronic infected intra-articular proximal tibial fractures with and without metaphyseal bone loss managed with the Ilizarov ring fixator. A series of six patients of intra-articular infected nonunion of the tibial plateau and two patients with malunited plateau with metaphyseal nonunion were treated in a tertiary care hospital. Three of these eight patients had a metaphyseal bone loss or bone gap after debridement and underwent internal transport with distal corticotomy to obtain the bone length. The remaining five patients underwent static ring fixation after correction of the articular deformity. Clinical evaluation was done by Knee Society Score, Rasmussen radiological and Association for the Study and Application of Methods of Ilizarov scores. All patients but one achieved union with the ring fixator. The average follow-up was 33 months (range, 12-120 months). Average time to achieve union was 11.5 months (range, 3-30). The scores were good in four patients and poor in the rest four, out of which three had undergone internal transport. Proximal tibia intra-articular infected nonunion and malunion with or without metaphyseal bone loss can be treated successfully with the Ilizarov fixator. Malunion of the tibial plateau has to be addressed in cases with varus alignment of the limb or articular step-off of ≥ 5mm between the two tibial surfaces. Patients with associated metaphyseal bone loss tend to have complications and take a longer duration to heal. Single-stage treatment avoids intra-articular malunion and loss of limb alignment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007239 Infections Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases. Infection,Infection and Infestation,Infections and Infestations,Infestation and Infection,Infestations and Infections
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003646 Debridement The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed) Debridements
D005260 Female Females
D005599 Fractures, Ununited A fracture in which union fails to occur, the ends of the bone becoming rounded and eburnated, and a false joint occurs. (Stedman, 25th ed) Fracture, Ununited,Ununited Fracture,Ununited Fractures
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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