Temporary Internal Fixation for Ligamentous and Osseous Lisfranc Injuries: Outcome and Technical Tip

Abbasian, Mohammad Reza; Paradies, Felix Benjamin; Weber, Martin; Krause, Fabian (2015). Temporary Internal Fixation for Ligamentous and Osseous Lisfranc Injuries: Outcome and Technical Tip. Foot & ankle international, 36(8), pp. 976-983. Sage 10.1177/1071100715577787

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BACKGROUND

Open rather than closed reduction and internal fixation as well as primary definitive arthrodesis are well accepted for ligamentous and osseous Lisfranc injuries. For ligamentous injuries, a better outcome after primary definitive partial arthrodesis has been published.

METHODS

Of 135 Lisfranc injuries that were treated from 1998 to 2012 with open reduction, temporary internal fixation by screws and plates, and restricted weight bearing in a lower leg cast for 3 months followed by an arch support for another 4 to 6 weeks, 29 ligamentous Lisfranc injuries were available for follow-up. They were compared with 29 osseous Lisfranc injuries matched in age and gender.

RESULTS

Between the groups, there were no significant differences in average age (39.9 vs 38 years) or in average follow-up time (8.3 vs 9.1 years). Also, no significant differences were seen in the AOFAS midfoot score (84 vs 85.3 points), the FFI pain scale (9.9 vs 14.9 points), SF 36 physical component (56.2 vs 53.9 points), SF 36 mental component (57 vs 56.4 points), or VAS for pain (1.6 vs 1.5 points). The FFI function scale was significantly lower in the ligamentous group (11.6 vs 19.5 points). Radiographically, loss of reduction was recorded 3 times in the ligamentous injuries and 4 times in the osseous injuries. Arthritis was mild/moderate/severe in 5/3/0 ligamentous injuries and in 7/2/1 osseous injuries, requiring 1 definitive secondary Lisfranc arthrodesis in each group.

CONCLUSION

With longer and conservative postoperative management, open reduction and temporary internal fixation in ligamentous and osseous Lisfranc injuries led to equal medium-term outcome. Inferior outcome in ligamentous injuries was not found.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE

Level III, retrospective comparative cohort study.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Paradies, Felix Benjamin, Krause, Fabian

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1071-1007

Publisher:

Sage

Language:

English

Submitter:

Fabian Röthlisberger

Date Deposited:

22 Mar 2016 10:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:51

Publisher DOI:

10.1177/1071100715577787

PubMed ID:

25834278

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Lisfranc injury; internal fixation; ligamentous; osseous

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.75706

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/75706

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