Resultado de la implantación de consultas telemáticas en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología durante la pandemia COVID-19 / Result of the implementation of telematic consultations in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology during COVID-19 laparoscopic surgery

La pandemia COVID ha hecho de las consultas telemáticas una herramienta básica en la práctica diaria. El objetivo principal del estudio es valorar los resultados de la aplicación de consultas telemáticas para limitar la movilidad de los pacientes. Son objetivos operativos: proponer un plan de consultas, conocer cómo limita la asistencia a las consultas, definir qué patologías se benefician más con este plan. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se propone un esquema con la creación de consultas previas a las agendadas para valorar idoneidad y posibilidad de realizarla en acto único no presencial. RESULTADOS: Se han realizado 5.619 consultas con una falta de respuesta telefónica del 19%. El 74% de los pacientes fueron resueltos de forma virtual. Existe diferencia entre unidades, siendo más probable la respuesta telefónica para las consultas de unidad, OR = 0,60 o de traumatología general, OR = 0,67 y menos para los derivados desde urgencias. El 20% de las consultas no se acompañaban de pruebas complementarias. Las consultas de traumatología general, OR = 0,34, control postoperatorio, OR = 0,49, y unidades, OR = 0,40, cumplieron mejor este requisito. De los pacientes restantes, las consultas de traumatología general, OR = 0,50, y las derivadas a unidades, OR = 0,54 fueron las que más se resolvieron sin acudir presencialmente. CONCLUSIONES: Se han resuelto de forma no presencial el 74% de los pacientes que atendieron a la llamada telefónica. El 20% de los pacientes acuden a la visita sin pruebas complementarias. Las consultas de seguimiento de osteosíntesis y postoperatorio de cirugía artroscópica son las que más precisan de ser realizadas de forma presencial

The COVID pandemic has made telematic consultations a basic tool in daily practice. AIMS: The main objective of the study is to assess the results of the application of telematic consultations to limit the mobility of patients. The operational objectives are; to propose a consultation plan, to know how attendance limits consultations and to define which pathologies benefit the most from this plan. METHODS: A scheme is proposed with the creation of pre-scheduled clinic to assess suitability and the possibility of carrying them out in a single non face-to-face act. RESULTS: Phone call to 5,619 patients were made with a lack of response of 19%. The cases of 74% of the patients that answered were resolved virtually. There is a difference between units, obtaining a higher answering rate from patients appointed to specific clinic units, OR = 0.60, or to general trauma ones, OR = 0.67. The lowest answering rate was obtained from those derived from the emergency department. Twenty per cent of the consultations were not accompanied by complementary tests that would have favored the resolution in a single act. The general trauma consultations, OR = 0.34, postoperative control, OR = 0.49, and specific unit ones, OR = 0.40, were the ones that better met this requirement. Out of the remaining patients, the general trauma consultations, OR = 0.50, and those referred to units, OR = 0.54, were the ones that had a higher resolution rate without in- person consultation. CONCLUSIONS: The cases of 74% of the patients who answered the phone call were resolved virtually. Cases of 20% of the patients cannot be solved in a single act because they are derived without complementary tests. Osteosynthesis and postoperative arthroscopic follow-up consultations are the ones that need to be carried out in person the most

Result of the implementation of telematic consultations in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology during COVID-19 laparoscopic surgery. / Resultado de la implantación de consultas telemáticas en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología durante la pandemia COVID-19.

The COVID pandemic has made telematic consultations a basic tool in daily practice. AIMS: The main objective of the study is to assess the results of the application of telematic consultations to limit the mobility of patients. The operational objectives are; to propose a consultation plan, to know how attendance limits consultations and to define which pathologies benefit the most from this plan. METHODS: A scheme is proposed with the creation of pre-scheduled clinic to assess suitability and the possibility of carrying them out in a single non face-to-face act. RESULTS: Phone call to 5,619 patients were made with a lack of response of 19%. The cases of 74% of the patients that answered were resolved virtually. There is a difference between units, obtaining a higher answering rate from patients appointed to specific clinic units, OR = 0.60, or to general trauma ones, OR = 0.67. The lowest answering rate was obtained from those derived from the emergency department. Twenty per cent of the consultations were not accompanied by complementary tests that would have favored the resolution in a single act. The general trauma consultations, OR = 0.34, postoperative control, OR = 0.49, and specific unit ones, OR = 0.40, were the ones that better met this requirement. Out of the remaining patients, the general trauma consultations, OR = 0.50, and those referred to units, OR = 0.54, were the ones that had a higher resolution rate without in- person consultation. CONCLUSIONS: The cases of 74% of the patients who answered the phone call were resolved virtually. Cases of 20% of the patients cannot be solved in a single act because they are derived without complementary tests. Osteosynthesis and postoperative arthroscopic follow-up consultations are the ones that need to be carried out in person the most.

Lesiones vasculares de la extremidad inferior causados por osteocondromas / Vascular lesions in the lower limbs caused by osteochondromas

Introducción. El tumor óseo más frecuente de la población es el osteocondroma (OC). Se puede encontrar deforma esporádica o múltiple, y característicamente afecta a los huesos largos de la extremidad inferior durante la etapade crecimiento. Suele ser asintomático, pero en su crecimiento puede lesionar estructuras vasculares, originando roturay formación de pseudoaneurismas. En la bibliografía médica hasta hoy, la serie más numerosa refiere seis pacientes conlesión vascular por este tumor. Objetivo. Presentar y analizar nuestra experiencia sobre cuatro casos de este tipo de complicacionesvasculares originadas por OC. Pacientes y métodos. En todos se vio afectada la arteria poplítea. Caso 1: varón,16 años, OC múltiple y rotura arterial de cinco días de evolución; caso 2: varón, 9 años, OC esporádico y pseudoaneurismade un mes de evolución; caso 3: varón, 17 años, OC esporádico y pseudoaneurisma gigante de mes y mediode evolución; caso 4: mujer, 19 años, OC múltiple y pseudoaneurisma de once meses de evolución. La reconstrucción arterialfue con parche venoso en tres casos y sutura directa en uno. Resultados. No hubo recidivas de los OC en los casos1 y 2, de prolongado seguimiento. El análisis anatomopatológico confirmó la benignidad en todos. Curso postoperatoriofavorable y alta hospitalaria precoz. Conclusión. Es necesario descartar este cuadro ante dolor en extremidades inferioresen adolescentes debido a la frecuencia de estos tumores, especialmente si se conoce la existencia previa de OC. Es importanteel estudio de imagen con reconstrucción arterial antes de la cirugía. Es necesario resecar de modo preventivolos OC de crecimiento hacia trayectos vasculares, aun siendo asintomáticos

Introduction. The most common bone tumour is osteochondroma (OC). It may be found in both sporadicsolitary or multiple forms, and characteristically affects the long bones of the lower limbs while the individual is stillgrowing. It is usually asymptomatic but as it grows it may injure vascular structures, giving rise to ruptures and theformation of pseudoaneurysms. In the medical literature to date, the most numerous series consisted of six patients withvascular lesions due to this kind of tumour. Aim. To report and analyse our experience on four cases of this sort ofvascular complications produced by OC. Patients and methods. In all cases the popliteal artery was involved. Case 1:male, 16 years old, multiple OC and a five-day history of arterial rupture; case 2: male, 9 years old, sporadic OC and aone-month history of pseudoaneurysm; case 3: male, 17 years old, sporadic OC and a one-month history of giantpseudoaneurysm; case 4: female, 19 years old, sporadic OC and an 11-months’ history of pseudoaneurysm. Arterialreconstruction was performed with a vein patch in three cases and direct suturing in one case. Results. There were norecurrences of OC in cases 1 and 2, which were subject to long follow-ups. Pathological analysis confirmed the tumourswere benign in all cases. Post-operative progress was favourable and patients were soon discharged from hospital.Conclusions. This condition needs to be ruled out when dealing with pain in the lower limbs in teenagers, due to thefrequency of these tumours, especially if OC is known to have existed previously. An imaging study is important witharterial reconstruction before surgery. OCs growing towards vascular pathways must be excised as a preventivemeasure, even though they are asymptomatic