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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 3 - 3
23 Apr 2024
Tsang SJ van Rensburg AJ Ferreira N
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Introduction

The management of fracture-related infection has undergone radical progress following the development of international guidelines. However, there is limited consideration to the realities of healthcare in low-resource environments due to a lack of available evidence in the literature from these settings. Initial antimicrobial suppression to support fracture union is frequently used in low- and middle-income countries despite the lack of published clinical evidence to support its practice. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes following initial antimicrobial suppression to support fracture union in the management of fracture-related infection.

Materials & Methods

A retrospective review of consecutive patients treated with initial antimicrobial suppression to support fracture healing followed by definitive eradication surgery to manage fracture-related infections following intramedullary fixation was performed. Indications for this approach were; a soft tissue envelope not requiring reconstructive surgery, radiographic evidence of stable fixation with adequate alignment, and progression towards fracture union.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 1 - 1
23 Apr 2024
Tsang SJ van Rensburg AJ Epstein G Venter R van Heerden J Ferreira N
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Introduction

The reconstruction of segmental long bone defects remains one of the holy grails of orthopaedic surgery. The optimal treatment of which remains a topic of great debate. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes following the management of critical-sized bone defects using a classification-based treatment algorithm.

Materials & Methods

A retrospective review of all patients undergoing treatment for segmental diaphyseal defects of long bones at a tertiary-level limb reconstruction unit was performed. The management of the bone defect was standardised as per the classification by Ferreira and Tanwar (2020).


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 2 - 2
23 Apr 2024
Tsang SJ Epstein G Ferreira N
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Introduction

The Cierny and Mader classification assists with decision-making by stratifying host status and the pathoanatomy of the disease. However, the anatomical type IV represents a heterogenous group with regards to treatment requirements and outcomes. We propose that modification of the Cierny and Mader anatomical classification with an additional type V classifier (diffuse corticomedullary involvement with an associated critical bone defect) will allow more accurate stratification of patients and tailoring of treatment strategies.

Materials & Methods

A retrospective review of 83 patients undergoing treatment for Cierny and Mader anatomical type IV osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton at a single centre was performed.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 105-B, Issue SUPP_17 | Pages 39 - 39
24 Nov 2023
Down B Tsang SJ Hotchen A Ferguson J Stubbs D Loizou C McNally M Ramsden A Kendal A
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Aim

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. This study assesses the outcomes of combined ortho-plastics treatment of complex calcaneal osteomyelitis.

Method

A retrospective review was performed of all patients who underwent combined single stage ortho-plastics treatment of calcaneal osteomyelitis (2008- 2022). Primary outcome measures were osteomyelitis recurrence and BKA. Secondary outcome measures included flap failure, operative time, complications, length of stay.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 105-B, Issue SUPP_17 | Pages 50 - 50
24 Nov 2023
Hotchen A Tsang SJ Dudareva M Sukpanichy S Corrigan R Ferguson J Stubbs D McNally M
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Aim

Patient quality of life (QoL) in untreated bone infection was compared to other chronic conditions and stratified by disease severity.

Method

Patients referred for treatment of osteomyelitis (including fracture related infection) were identified prospectively between 2019 and 2023. Patients with confirmed infection completed the EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Clinicians blinded to EQ-index score, grouped patients according to JS-BACH Classification into ‘Uncomplicated’, ‘Complex’ or ‘Limited treatment options’. A systematic review of the literature was performed of other conditions that have been stratified using EQ-index score.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_10 | Pages 76 - 76
1 Oct 2022
Russell C Tsang SJ Dudareva M Simpson H Sutherland R McNally M
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Aim

Pelvic osteomyelitis following pressure ulceration results in substantial patient morbidity. Previous studies have reported a heterogenous approach to diagnosis and medical management by physicians, suggesting equipoise on key clinical questions. This study hypothesised that the same equipoise exists amongst Orthopaedic surgeons.

Method

An 18-question multiple-choice questionnaire was designed through an iterative feedback process until the final version was agreed by all authors. Likert-type scale responses were used with graded responses (e.g., never/fewer than half of patients/around half of patients/more than half of patients/every patient). The online survey was sent to members of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), and the ESCMID Study Group for Implant-Associated Infections (ESGIAI). No incentive for participation was provided.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 19 - 19
1 Apr 2022
Tsang SJ Stirling P Simpson H
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Introduction

Distal femoral and proximal tibial osteotomies are effective procedures to treat degenerative disease of the knee joint. Previously described techniques advocate the use of bone graft to promote healing at the osteotomy site. In this present study a novel technique which utilises the osteogenic potential of the cambial periosteal layer to promote healing “from the outside in” is described.

Materials and Methods

A retrospective analysis of a consecutive single-surgeon series of 23 open wedge osteotomies around the knee was performed. The median age of the patients was 37 years (range 17–51 years). The aetiology of the deformities included primary genu valgum (8/23), fracture malunion (4/23), multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (4/23), genu varum (2/23), hypophosphataemic rickets (1/23), primary osteoarthritis (1/23), inflammatory arthropathy (1/23), post-polio syndrome (1/23), and pseudoachondroplasia (1/23).