Table 1: Summary of Patients with Hindfoot Nail Failure.

Age

Indication

Comorbidities

Time to Failure

Outcome

56M

Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture

IDDM, peripheral neuropathy, PVD

18 days

Removal of nail with pinning of ankle joint

64F

Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture

IDDM, ESRD, peripheral neuropathy, PVD, CVA

4 months

Splinted NWB

66M

Pilon Fracture

IDDM, peripheral neuropathy, CKD, PAD

4 months

Revision of nail

*IDDM: Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; PAD: Peripheral Vascular Disease; ESRD: End Stage Renal Disease; CKD: Chronic Kidney Disease; CVA: Cerebral Vascular Accident; DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis, CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.