Kennislacunes

Wat zijn de voor- en nadelen van het routinematig verwijderen van osteosynthese materiaal na een ORIF?

Achtergrond: van Pelt (2019) suggests that routine hardware removal following ORIF of TMTJ fractures may not be necessary as retained hardware appears to be well tolerated in

our patient series. Adverse events were significantly more likely if the patient was older, female gender, BMI greater than 30, history of diabetes, or tobacco use.

Because the the Lisfranc midfoot joint complex has very litle motion, the importance of removal as a standard procedure can be debatable.