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Clinical Outcomes of Anterior Open Reduction and Posterior Percutaneous Screw Fixation for Displaced Talar neck Fractures  

Park, Ji-Kang (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Yong-Min (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Choi, Eui-Sung (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Shon, Hyun-Chul (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Cho, Byung-Ki (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Cha, Jung-Kwan (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society / v.17, no.2, 2013 , pp. 106-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Posteroanterior screw fixation is biomechanically stronger than anteroposterior screw fixation. However, there are few literature about the correlation between clinical results and more strength by posteroanterior fixation. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the accelerated rehabilitation following anterior open reduction and posterior percutaneous screw fixation for displaced talar neck fractures. Materials and Methods: Eighteen cases were followed up for more than 1 year after posteroanterior fixation using headless compression screw for talar neck fractures. The clinical evaluation was performed according to American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score and Hawkins criteria. As radiographic evaluation, the degree of fracture displacement, period to union, and occurrence rate of complications such as avascular necrosis through MRI were measured. Results: The AOFAS score was average 90.4 points at the last follow-up. There were 7 excellent, 9 good, and 2 fair results according to the Hawkins criteria. Therefore, 16 cases(88.8%) achieved satisfactory results. The degree of fracture displacement had improved significantly from preoperative average 5.6 mm to 1.2 mm immediate postoperatively, and maintained to 1.1mm at the last follow-up. All cases achieved bone union, and the period to union was average 12.4 weeks. There were 3 cases of avascular necrosis of talar body and 2 cases of post-traumatic arthritis. Conclusion: Anterior open reduction and posterior percutaneous headless screw fixation seems to be an effective surgical method for displaced talar neck fractures, because of the possibility of accurate restoration of articular surface, fixation strength enough to early rehabilitation, and needlessness of hardware removal.
Keywords
Talus; Fractures; Operative; Bone screws;
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