Shoelace Wound Closure for the Management of Fracture-Related Fasciotomy Wounds

Table 1

Patients' data.

Patient number	Sex	Age (years)	Fracture	Delay before fasciotomy (hours)	Number of fasciotomy wounds	Method of final closure	Number of tightening sessions	Further debridement after shoelace	Duration till complete wound healing (weeks)	Initial method of fixation	Definitive method of fixation	Duration to fracture healing (weeks)	Additional procedures	Followup (months)
1	M	19	BB	20	1	1ry	3	No	3	Ex Fix	IMN	14		12
2	M	21	BB	16	1	1ry	3	No	3	IMN	IMN	16	Dynamization	18
3	M	27	Fem	31	1	2ry	5	1	4	IMN	IMN	14	Removal	18
4	F	17	BB	19	1	1ry	4	No	3	Ex Fix	MIPO	16		16
5	M	17	BB	24	1	1ry	4	No	3	Ex Fix	IMN	14	Bone graft	24
6	M	23	BB	22	2	1ry	5	No	4	Ex Fix	MIPO	16		16
7	M	30	Fem	30	1	2ry	5	1	4	IMN	IMN	14	Bone graft	12
8	M	29	BB	12	2	1ry	3	No	3	Ex Fix	IMN	16		18
9	M	31	BB	14	1	1ry	4	No	4	Ex Fix	IMN	14		20
10	M	27	BB	12	2	1ry	3	No	3	Ex Fix	IMN	12		12
11	F	18	BB	15	2	1ry	5	No	4	Ex Fix	MIPO	14	Bone graft	22
12	M	26	Fem	34	2	2ry	7	2	6	IMN	IMN	22	Removal	24
13	F	35	BB	29	1	2ry	5	1	5	Ex Fix	IMN	16		16
14	M	21	Fem	21	1	1ry	4	No	4	IMN	MIPO	16		18
15	M	20	BB	33	2	2ry	5	1	5	IMN	IMN	18	Dynamization	20
16	F	16	BB	15	1	1ry	4	No	4	Ex Fix	IMN	16	Bone graft	12
17	M	19	BB	12	1	1ry	3	No	3	Ex Fix	IMN	14		12
Average		23.3		21.1			4.2		3.8			15.4		17.1

F: female, M: male, Fem: femur, BB: both bones of the leg, 1ry: primary, 2ry: secondary, Ex Fix: external fixator, IMN: intramedullary nail, MIPO: minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis.