| Literature DB >> 33403192 |
Jaime A Sánchez Lázaro1,2,3, Óscar Fernández Hernández1, Francisco Madera González1.
Abstract
Nonunion is a frequent complication of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. The risk of nonunion increases significantly for those patients with systemic comorbidities and smokers. The purpose of this article is to show the proper way to supplement our arthroscopic fusion surgeries with biomaterial (peptide-15) graft. We have achieved an increase in consolidation rates in complex patient cases. We can conclude that this is a simple and reproducible technique.Entities:
Keywords: arthroscopic fusion; graft; peptide-15; tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis
Year: 2020 PMID: 33403192 PMCID: PMC7773308 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12334
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184