Adult Traumatic Heel Pad Avulsion Repair with Polydioxanone Suture, Sterile Buttons, and Wound Vac-Assisted Closure:
Darren Patel1, Joseph P Kelly1, Mudassar Khan2
1Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital/Hughston Clinic, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Phenix City, Alabama.
Case:
A 28-year-old woman with no medical history involved in a motor vehicle collision presented with deformity of the right leg and traumatic right heel pad avulsion. Radiographs demonstrated a right foot mid-tarsal fracture-dislocation, open cuboid, closed right tibia, and segmental fibula fractures. The heel pad was repaired using polydioxanone suture in a quilted technique with sterile buttons. At 1-year follow-up, the patient's heel pad was well-fixed with intact sensation and no pain.
Conclusion:
Repair of a heel pad avulsion using this novel technique is a versatile and cost-effective method that reduces concern for tissue necrosis associated with suture repair.
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