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.