Kevin Rezzadeh1, Bo Zhang2, Diana Zhu2, Mark Cubberly3, Hayk Stepanyan3, Babar Shafiq2, Phillip Lim3, Ranjan Gupta3, Jacques Hacquebord4, Kenneth Egol4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA. 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
Background: Patients with psychiatric comorbidities represent a significant subset of those sustaining pilon fractures. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of psychiatric comorbidities (PC) in patients with pilon fractures and clinical outcomes. Methods: A multi-institution, retrospective review was conducted. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were skeletally mature patients with a tibia pilon fracture (OTA Type 43B/C) who underwent definitive fracture fixation utilizing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with a minimum of 24 weeks of follow-up. Patients were stratified into two groups for comparison: PC group and no PC group. Results: There were 103 patients with pilon fractures that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria of this study. Of these patients, 22 (21.4%) had at least one psychiatric comorbidity (PC) and 81 (78.6%) did not have psychiatric comorbidities (no PC). There was a higher percentage of female patients (PC: 59.1% vs no PC: 25.9%, p=0.0.005), smokers (PC: 40.9% vs no PC: 16.0%, p=0.02), and drug users (PC: 22.7% vs no PC: 8.6%, p=0.08) amongst PC patients. Fracture comminution (PC: 54.5% vs no PC: 32.1%, p=0.05) occurred more frequently in PC patients. The PC group had a higher incidence of weightbearing noncompliance (22.7% vs 7.5%, p=0.04) and reoperation (PC: 54.5% vs no PC: 29.6%, p=0.03). Conclusion: Patients with psychiatric comorbidities represent a significant percentage of pilon fracture patients and appear to be at higher risk for postoperative complication. Risk factors that may predispose patients in the PC group include smoking/substance use, weightbearing noncompliance, and fracture comminution. Level of Evidence: III.
Background: Patients with psychiatric comorbidities represent a significant subset of those sustaining pilon fractures. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of psychiatric comorbidities (PC) in patients with pilon fractures and clinical outcomes. Methods: A multi-institution, retrospective review was conducted. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were skeletally mature patients with a tibia pilon fracture (OTA Type 43B/C) who underwent definitive fracture fixation utilizing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with a minimum of 24 weeks of follow-up. Patients were stratified into two groups for comparison: PC group and no PC group. Results: There were 103 patients with pilon fractures that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria of this study. Of these patients, 22 (21.4%) had at least one psychiatric comorbidity (PC) and 81 (78.6%) did not have psychiatric comorbidities (no PC). There was a higher percentage of female patients (PC: 59.1% vs no PC: 25.9%, p=0.0.005), smokers (PC: 40.9% vs no PC: 16.0%, p=0.02), and drug users (PC: 22.7% vs no PC: 8.6%, p=0.08) amongst PC patients. Fracture comminution (PC: 54.5% vs no PC: 32.1%, p=0.05) occurred more frequently in PC patients. The PC group had a higher incidence of weightbearing noncompliance (22.7% vs 7.5%, p=0.04) and reoperation (PC: 54.5% vs no PC: 29.6%, p=0.03). Conclusion: Patients with psychiatric comorbidities represent a significant percentage of pilon fracture patients and appear to be at higher risk for postoperative complication. Risk factors that may predispose patients in the PC group include smoking/substance use, weightbearing noncompliance, and fracture comminution. Level of Evidence: III.
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