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Yield of tibial lengthening surgery using na external fixator
Author(s)
SYED ASIF ALI Gujranwala Medical College/Teaching Hospital,Gujranwala,Pakistan
YASIR IQBAL Swat Medical College / Swat Medical Complex teaching Hospital,Swat,Pakistan
SHAHZAD ANJUM Rawalpindi Medical University / Benazir Bhutto Hospital,Rawalpindi,Pakistan
MUHAMMAD ALI Rawalpindi Medical University / District Headquarter Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
SHANDANA YOUSAFZAI Lady Reading Hospital,Peshawar,Pakistan
MUHAMMAD IKRAMULLAH KHAN Gujranwala Medical College/Teaching Hospital,Gujranwala,Pakistan
Abstract
Aim: To determine the yield of tibial lengthening procedure using NA external fixator in our patients at GMC, Gujranwala, and KEMU, Lahore, Pakistan. In addition, this study will also find significant factors associated with success of the NA fixatorassisted lengthening surgery. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis include patients having short tibia who underwent tibial lengthening procedure using NA external fixator. These patients were categorized int two groups: successful lengthening and unsuccessful lengthening procedure groups. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 25. Independent sample T test, Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression analysis were applied. The p-values were taken statistically significant if < 0.05. Independent sample T test and Chi-square test for independence were used for quantitative and qualitative variables respectively to determine their significant association with the success of the tibial lengthening procedure. The p-values were taken statistically significant if <0.05. Results: Amongst 100 patients, healing occurred, and lengthening achieved in 94% and healing did not occur in 6%. The duration of hospitalization was statistically significantly less among the patients in which lengthening procedure was successful as compared to the patients in which lengthening procedure was not successful (4.83±3.44 days vs 11.00±5.59 days, p<0.01). All 6 patients in which lengthening procedure was not successful got no plaster on fixator removal (p<0.01). The skin reactions to the pins was significantly less among the group of the patients in which lengthening procedure was successful as compared to the group of the patients in which lengthening procedure was unsuccessful (p=0.027). Tibial lengthening procedure was significantly unsuccessful among the patients who received bone grafting during lengthening procedure (p<0.01). Conclusion: The yield of tibial lengthening procedure using NA external fixator was excellent in our studied population. Duration of hospitalization as well as the reaction to pins was significantly higher among the patients in which lengthening procedure was unsuccessful. Similarly, the unsuccessful tibial lengthening procedure was significantly common for the patients who received bone grafting during lengthening procedure.
Publication Details
Page(s) 57-59
DOI 10.53350/pjmhs2216457
Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Year: 2022
Keywords
yield SPSS Tibial lengthening surgery Short Tibia NA external fixator
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