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Use of the SIGN IM nail system to stabilize tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in two African hospital settings

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and describe the technique of using the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) nail to augment tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis in the developing world. DESIGN: Retrospective review of the SIGN database and description of surgical technique. SETTING...

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Autores principales: Burke, Sydney E., Wangai, Isaac K., Koech, Geoffrey K., Galat, Jeremiah D., Galat, Daniel D., Lundy, Douglas W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8078145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33937712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000088
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and describe the technique of using the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) nail to augment tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis in the developing world. DESIGN: Retrospective review of the SIGN database and description of surgical technique. SETTING: Two centers in rural Kenya, East Africa. PATIENTS: Fifty-seven patients with ankle/hindfoot arthritis or severe trauma. We were able to follow 17 through complete arthrodesis. INVENTION: TTC arthrodesis stabilized with SIGN nail. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Radiographic arthrodesis and return to function. RESULT: Of the patients with significant follow-up, arthrodesis occurred in an average of 19.3 ± 7.5 weeks from the date of surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Recognizing the obstacles to follow-up, the SIGN nail placed with the Herzog curve apex posterior is shown to be an effective device to stabilize a TTC arthrodesis in a limited subgroup of patients with full follow-up.