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VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2023 ) > List of Articles

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Preliminary Outcomes of a Staged Percutaneous Retrograde Prefabricated Gentamicin-coated Intramedullary Nail to Manage Complications after Ankle Fusion through Tibial Bone Transport

Oriol Pujol, Matías Vicente, Sara Castellanos, Nayana Joshi-Jubert, Pablo Corona

Keywords : Ankle fusion, Antibiotic coating, Bone defect, Bone infection, Bone transport, Cohort study, ETN PROtect, Infection prophylaxis, Tibial nail

Citation Information : Pujol O, Vicente M, Castellanos S, Joshi-Jubert N, Corona P. Preliminary Outcomes of a Staged Percutaneous Retrograde Prefabricated Gentamicin-coated Intramedullary Nail to Manage Complications after Ankle Fusion through Tibial Bone Transport. 2023; 18 (3):155-162.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1595

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 18-01-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim: Distal tibial injuries combining bone loss, articular destruction and infection can be treated through distraction osteogenesis combined with ankle fusion. Bone transport is not without complications. This study investigates our preliminary results using a retrograde prefabricated gentamicin-coated nail (ETN PROtect®) to treat complications after infected bone defects of the distal tibial were managed by ankle arthrodesis and distraction osteogenesis. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective case series study. All consecutive patients with bone transport complications after ankle arthrodesis and distraction osteogenesis who were subsequently operated on using a retrograde ETN PROtect® nail were analysed. The cases occurred between 2017 and 2020. The primary objective was to report on the resolution of the clinical problem and the risk of deep infection after nail implantation. Results: Five patients have included: two docking site non-unions, two regenerated bone fractures and one hypotrophic regenerated bone. These complications were resolved in all patients (5/5, 100%). A painless, stable and plantigrade ankle arthrodesis was achieved in all cases. No patient developed a local infection or required nail removal (mean follow-up: 35.2 months). The mean LEFS score was 46.8 ± 13.8 and the mean knee ROM was 112 ± 12.7°. All patients tolerated full weight-bearing. All patients were very satisfied with the procedure (mean SAPS score was 93.8 points). Conclusion: The staged retrograde nailing technique using the ETN PROtect® nail may represent an effective and safe treatment for bone transport complications in high-infection-risk patients. Furthermore, the technique allows simultaneous achievement of ankle arthrodesis. The patients had good functional outcomes and were satisfied with the procedure. Clinical significance: This strategy of using retrograde gentamicin-coated tibial nails offers a solution to resolve bone transport complications while simultaneously achieving functional ankle arthrodesis.

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