Comparison of fixation of sustentaculum tali of calcaneus aided by director for sustentaculum tali screwing and ordinary screwing guide

• Published in: Zhongguo gu shang Vol. 29; no. 12; p. 1097
• Main Authors: Wang, Yun, Liu, Bing-Gen, Pang, Qing-Jiang, Yu, Xiao, Chen, Xian-Jun, Guo, Zong-Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 25.12.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bone Screws; Calcaneus - injuries; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Fractures, Bone - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Fracture fixation; Fractures; Skeletal tracting reposition; Calcaneus
• ISSN: 1003-0034
• DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2016.12.007

To explore clinical outcomes of director for sustentaculum tali screwing for fixing sustentaculum tali of calcaneus. From May 2012 to October 2013, totally 50 patients (60 feet) with calcaneal fractures were analyzed, and divided into director for sustentaculum calcaneous tali screwing treatment group (group A) and ordinary screwing group(group B). In group A, there were 25 patients, including 22 males and 3 females, aged from 17 to 75 years old with an average of (45.08±11.98) years; according to Sanders classification, 9 feet were type II, 16 feet were type III, and 7 feet were type IV. In group B, there were 25 patients, including 20 males and 5 females, aged from 19 to 78 years old with an average of (46.36±15.74) years; according to Sanders classification, 8 feet were type II, 13 feet were type III, and 7 feet were type IV. Radiological change, operative time, postoperative complications were observed and compared, Maryland scoring at 1 year after operation was applied to evaluate clinical outcomes. Fift