Table 4: Reported complications with LCL procedures utilizing PTWs in reported studies included in systematic review.
Article |
No. of Patients |
No. of Complications |
Complication |
Moore, et al. [18] |
30 |
7 |
Lateral Column Overload (5) Sinus Tarsi Syndrome (2) |
Gross, et al. [17] |
26 |
4 |
Non-union (1) Lateral Ankle Pain (2) Subtalar Joint Arthritis (1) |
Schleunes, et al. [19] |
34 |
14 |
Adjacent Joint Arthritis (5- did not state joint) Sinus Tarsi Syndrome (4) Lateral Column Overload (3) Superficial wound infection (2) |
Sequeira, et al. [16] |
54 |
1 |
Non-union (1) |
Matthews, et al. [8] |
30 |
4 |
Transfer Pain (2) Painful Hardware (2) |
Tsai, et al. [15] |
45 |
3 |
Non-union (2) CRPS (1) |
Stamatos, et al. [20] |
17 |
3 |
Lateral Column Overload (2) Superficial Wound Infection (1) |
Total |
236 |
36 (15.2%) |
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