Table 2 Characteristics of complications
Patient | Comorbidities | Complication | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | BMI 35.49 (class II obesity), diabetes mellitus 2 | Re-fracture at 10 months | Hardware removal, *ORIF, and bone graft at an outside hospital at 11 months | Lost to follow-up |
5 | BMI 44.41 (class III obesity) | Re-fracture at 4 months | Revision surgery with plate, bone graft, **BMC at 6 months | Union at 6 months post-revision |
6 | None | Re-fracture at 6 months | Conservative management | Healing at 12 months |
16 | BMI 48.65 (class III obesity), chronically low vitamin D levels, | Persistent non-union | Revision ORIF with plating and bone grafting at 7 months | Stable hardware, fracture healed at 20 months post-revision |
19 | BMI 32.47 (class I obesity), psoriatic arthritis, congenital varus deformity status-post calcaneal osteotomy | Persistent non-union | Conservative management | Stable hardware and stable, asymptomatic nonunion at 12 months |
23 | BMI 32.47 (class I obesity), osteoporosis secondary to systemic steroids for severe asthma | Persistent non-union | Conservative management | Fracture nearly closed at 9 months, patient lost to follow up thereafter |