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A comparison of treatment between mini T-plate and headless cannulated compression screw in calcaneal osteotomy
Yu Cheng1, Jun Zou1, Changbao Wang1
1Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Purpose:
In clinical studies, we discovered that when using headless cannulated compression screw fixation, many patients complain of heel pain and frequently need to have the screws removed, whereas this occurrence is uncommon with plate fixation. This study aims to compare the clinical outcome of a mini T-plate and headless cannulated compression screws in calcaneal osteotomy.
Methods:
We reviewed the medical records of patients who had calcaneal osteotomy performed by one senior chief surgeon in our hospital between January 2014 and May 2021. Thirty-nine patients met the selection criteria: 22 were fixed using a mini T-plate through a modified small "L" incision on the lateral aspect of the calcaneus and 17 were fixed using double screws through an oblique incision on the lateral aspect of the calcaneus. Then, we compared the patient demographics, surgical statistics, and postoperative complications in calcaneal osteotomy between a mini T-plate and double 6.5-mm headless cannulated compressed screws.
Results:
Each patient attained radiographic union. The average age was 49.23±13.80 (range: 24-76) years and the average follow-up duration was 47.07±8.64 (range: 36-66) weeks. The average operation duration and times of intraoperative fluoroscopy were significantly lower in the mini T-plate group (P<0.05). There was a savings of $838.88 per patient when using double screws for fixation. The incidence of hardware-related pain and implant removal was lower in the mini T-plate group (P<0.05). There is no significant difference between the two groups in terms of delayed incision healing and clinical neurological complications (P>0.05).
Conclusions:
In calcaneal osteotomy, the operation duration, times of intraoperative fluoroscopy, hardware-related pain, and implant removal rate were lower with mini T-plate fixation than with double screws fixation. Therefore, we consider that the mini T-plate would be a good alternative to double screws in calcaneal osteotomy.
