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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_13 | Pages 19 - 19
17 Jun 2024
Down B Tsang SJ Hotchen A Ferguson J Stubbs D Loizou C Ramsden A McNally M Kendal A
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Background

Calcaneal osteomyelitis remains a difficult condition to treat with high rates of recurrence and below knee amputation; particularly in cases of severe soft tissue destruction.

Aim

Assess the outcomes of combined ortho-plastics treatment of complex calcaneal osteomyelitis.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_12 | Pages 9 - 9
10 Jun 2024
Kendal A Down B Loizou C McNally M
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Background

The treatment of chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis is a challenging and increasing problem because of the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and operative fixation of heel fractures. In 1931, Gaenslen reported treatment of hematogenous calcaneal osteomyelitis by surgical excision through a midline, sagittal plantar incision. We have refined this approach to allow successful healing and early mobilization in a modern series of complex patients with hematogenous, diabetic, and postsurgical osteomyelitis.

Methods

Twenty-eight patients (mean age 54.6 years, range 20–94) with Cierny-Mader stage IIIB chronic osteomyelitis were treated with sagittal incision and calcaneal osteotomy, excision of infected bone, and wound closure. All patients received antibiotics for at least 6 weeks, and bone defects were filled with an antibiotic carrier in 20 patients. Patients were followed for a mean of 31 months (SD 25.4). Primary outcome measures were recurrence of calcaneal osteomyelitis and below-knee amputation. Secondary outcome measures included 30-day postoperative mortality and complications, duration of postoperative inpatient stay, footwear adaptions, mobility, and use of walking aids.