Clinical study on treatment of chronic infection of foot and ankle with lower extremity ischemic diseases by tibial transverse transport combined with antibiotic embedded bone cement

• Published in: Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi 2020-08, Vol.34 (8), p.979
• Main Authors: Wang, Dong, Zhang, Yonghong, He, Guoyu, Zhang, Xingdong, Qin, Sihe
• Format: Article
• Language: Chinese
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ankle; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bone Cements; Female; Humans; Infections; Lower Extremity; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1002-1892
• DOI: 10.7507/1002-1892.202003098

To study the effectiveness of tibial transverse transport combined with the antibiotics embedded bone cement in the treatment of chronic infection of foot and ankle with lower extremity ischemic diseases. A retrospective analysis was performed on 28 patients with ischemic diseases of lower extremities associated with chronic foot and ankle infection who were treated with tibial transverse transport combined with antibiotic bone cement between August 2015 and October 2019. There were 22 males and 6 females, with an average age of 65.6 years (range, 41-86 years). There were 25 cases of diabetic foot, 2 cases of arteriosclerosis obliterans, and 1 case of thromboangiitis obliterans. The course of infection ranged from 1 to 27 years, with an average of 14.9 years. The healing condition and time of foot and ankle in all patients were recorded and compared, and the Wagner grading and WIFi (W: lower extremity wound classification; I: ischemic classification; Fi: foot infection classification) grading were compared be