Surgical treatment for open tarsometatarsal joint injury / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the surgical method and clinical efficacy for open tarsometatarsal joint injuries.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From March 2011 to January 2015, 21 patients with open tarsometatarsal joint injuries were treated with stage-surgery method, including 14 males and 7 females with an average age of 45.6 years old ranging from 20 to 75 years. Injury site occurred in the left foot of 13 cases and right foot of 8 cases. Traffic injury was in 5 cases, crush injury in 6 cases, heavy crushing was in 10 cases. According to Myerson to classify for tarsometatarsal joint injury, 5 cases were type B2, 9 cases were type C1, and 7 cases were type C2. And according to Gustilo to typing for soft tissue injury, 5 cases were type IIB, 10 cases were type IIIA, 6 cases were type IIIB. Fracture healingand complications were observed after operation and clinical effects were evaluated according to the midfoot score of AOFAS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the patients were followed up from 11 to 40 months with an average of 16.2 months. The fracture healing time was from 10 to 16 weeks with an average of 12.3 weeks. No complications such as deep infection, nonunion and osteomyelitis were found. Midfoot score of AOFAS at last follow-up was 83.0±14.9, 9 cases got excellent results, 8 good, 2 fair, 2 poor. Two patients complicated with severe traumatic arthritis once again underwent tarsometatarsal arthrodesis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>For the treatment of open tarsometatarsal joint injury, reasonable debridement, comprehensive assessment for the soft tissue injury, correctly grasp the surgical indications and time of internal fixation, can reduce the incidence of deep infection and osteomyelitis.</p>

Iindividual choice of distal fibula internal fixation for ankle fractures in elderly / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore individual choice and therapeutic effect of distal fibula internal fixation in treating ankle fractures in elderly.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From May 2012 to April 2015, 68 elderly patients with ankle fractures were treated by surgical operation, included 37 males and 31 females with an average of 69.2 years old ranging from 62 to 81 years. According to Danis-Weber classification, there were 19 cases belong to type A, 31 cases belong to type B, and 18 cases belong to type C. According to Lange-Hanson classification, 22 cases were supinatio-extorsion, 18 were pronate-extorsion, 19 were supinatio-adduction, and 9 were pronate-abduction. All patients were performed individyually with different internal fixation methods for the treatment of distal fibula fracture according to different types of fracture. Clinical results were evaluated based on clinical examination, radiographic evaluation and AOFAS score.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twelve patients were treated with Herbert screw, 7 cases with Kirschner wire tension band, 5 cases with 1/3 tube plate, 6 cases with reconstruction plate, 17 cases with fibular end dissection steel plate composite, and 21 cases with distal fibula anatomic locking plate. All patients were followed up from 12 to 26 months with an average of 17.7 months. The operative incision of all patients were primary healed. And there was no bone nonunion, ankle instability, internal fixation loosening and fracture occurred. Fracture healing time ranged from 2.7 to 4 months with an average of 3.2 months, and had significant differences among different groups(<0.05). There were no statistical differences in AOFAS score, VAS score and motion of ankle joint among different internal fixation groups(>0.05). Dorsal stretch was 6° to 18° with an average of 15°, plantar flexion ranged from 26°to 47° with an average of 37°. AOFAS score at the latest following-up was 88.4±4.3, 34 patients got an excellent result, 30 good and 4 fair.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Good clinical results could be obtained by using individualized internal fixation for distal fibula fracture for the treatment of the ankle fractures in elderly.</p>

Staple fixation for the treatment of hamate metacarpal joint injury / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effcacy of the staple fixation for the treatment of hamate metacarpal joint injury.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From May 2009 to November 2012,16 patients with hamate metacarpal joint injury were treated with staple fixation including 10 males and 6 females with an average age of 33.6 years old ranging from 21 to 57 years. Among them, 11 cases were on the fourth or fifth metacarpal base dislocation without fractures, 5 cases were the fourth or fifth metacarpal base dislocation with avulsion fractures of the back of hamatum. Regular X-ray review was used to observe the fracture healing, joint replacement and position of staple fixation. The function of carpometacarpal joint and metacarpophalangeal joint were evaluated according to ASIA (TAM) system evaluation method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All incision were healed well with no infection. All patients were followed up from 16 to 24 months with an average of (10.0 +/- 2.7) months. No dislocation recurred, the position of internal fixator was good,no broken nail and screw withdrawal were occurred. Five patients with avulsion fracture of the back of hamatum achieved bone healing. The function of carpometacarpal joint and metacarpophalangeal was excellent in 10 cases,good in 5 cases, moderate in 1 case.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The application of the staple for the treatment of hamatometacarpal joint injury has the advantages of simple operation, small trauma, reliable fixation, early postoperative function exercise and other advantages, which is the ideal operation mode for hamatometacarpal joint injury.</p>

Surgical staging applications with antibiotic graft bone for the treatment of open calcaneal fractures / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the effect of surgical staging and using craft bone with vancomycin for the treatment of calcaneal fractures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From January 2006 to December 2012,13 patients with open calcaneal fractures were treated including 9 males and 4 females with an average of 35.2 years old ranging from 23 to 66. All cases were emergency cases. According to Sanders classification of calcaneal fractures, 2 cases were type II, 7 cases were type III, 4 cases were type IV. According to Gustilo-Anderson soft tissue injury classification, 8 cases were type II, 2 cases were type III A, 2 cases were type III B, 1 case were type III C. Firstly a thorough debridement or VSD procedures were applied,secondly calcaneal fracture were treated with open reduction, plate fixation and bone graft complex with antibiotics. Based on clinical examination, radiographic evaluation, and American Foot and Ankle Surgery Society (AOFAS), ankle function were evaluated after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Open wounds were headed after dressing and repairing,, lateral calcaneal wound were healed during the first period. All patients were followed up for 6 to 36 months (means 14.5 months). Fracture healing time was 14 to 20 weeks (means 16.2 weeks). Last follow-up AOFAS ankle-hindfoot score was (80.0 +/- 7.4) ranging from 55 to 95.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>For patients with open fractures, through reasonable clinical evaluation, staging operation, using bone graft with antibiotics can reduce the incidence of postoperative wound infection and promote fracture healing.</p>

Clinical application of free vascularized flaps based on the wrist cutaneous branch of ulnar artery in repairing finger soft tissue defect / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the methods and clinical effects of repairing finger soft tissue defect with free vascularized flaps based on the wrist cutaneous branch of ulnar artery.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From February 2010 to December 2012, 16 patients with finger soft tissue defects were repaired by free vascularized flaps based on the wrist cutaneous branch of ulnar artery, including 10 males and 6 females with an average age of 38.2 years old ranging from 18 to 52 years. Among them, 5 cases caused by hot crush injury, 8 cases caused by machine crush injury, 3 cases caused by firecracker burst injury. The defect area varied from 1.3 cm x 2.3 cm to 2.6 cm x 5.0 cm. The flap area varied from 1.5 cm x 2.5 cm to 2.8 cm x 5.2 cm. The appearance and two-point discrimination of flap were observed after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All flaps survived and wounds healed primarily. No wound infection and skin necrosis were found in donor site and recipient site. Among repair methods, direct suture in forearm donor site had 11 cases and skin graft had 5 cases. All patients were followed up from 6 to 24 months with an average of 10.8 months. The appearance of flap was not fat or clumsy, texture and color were similar to the recipient site, the sensation were good, two-point discrimination was 6 to 9 mm. The appearance of donor site were well complicated with mild scarring without dysfunction obviously.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The free vascularized flaps based on the wrist cutaneous branch of ulnar artery has the advantages of vascular anatomy constant,thickness moderate and carry sensory nerves, etc, which is effective way to repair finger soft tissue defects.</p>