Table 6.
Most Occurring Complications per Treatment Option.
| Treatment Option | Most Occurring | Second Most Occurring | Third Most Occurring | Fourth Most Occurring | Fifth Most Occurring | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complication | % | Complication | % | Complication | % | Complication | % | Complication | % | |
| Bone marrow stimulation therapies | Nerve injury (dur. unk.) | 22 | Superficial infection | 12 | DVT | 12 | Nerve injury (temporary) | 10 | Hematoma | 7 |
| Retrograde drilling | Nerve injury (dur. unk.) | 50 | Arterial bleeding | 17 | Delayed wound healing | 17 | Extensor hallucis longus weakness | 17 | N/A | |
| Fixation | Nerve injury (temporary) | 50 | Screw loosening | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Matrix-assisted bone marrow stimulation | Superficial infection | 56 | Arthrofibrosis | 11 | Delayed union of osteotomy site | 11 | Nerve injury (temporary) | 11 | Donor site morbidity | 11 |
| Cartilage implantation | Nerve injury (temporary) | 44 | Delayed union of osteotomy site | 22 | Non-union of osteotomy site | 11 | Skin necrosis | 11 | Superficial infection | 11 |
| Osteo(chondral) autograft transplantation therapies | Donor site morbidity | 41 | Superficial infection | 13 | Nerve injury (temporary) | 6 | Nerve injury (dur. unk.) | 3 | Delayed union of osteotomy site | 3 |
| Osteo(chondral) allograft transplantation therapies a | DVT | 27 | Delayed union of osteotomy site | 20 | Plantar fasciitis | 13 | Arthrofibrosis | 7 | Cellulitis | 7 |
| Metal implants | Nerve injury (dur. unk.) | 50 | Wound dehiscence | 25 | Superficial infection | 17 | DVT | 8 | N/A | |
| Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
Rates are the proportions from the total amount complications per treatment option. DVT = deep venous thrombosis; N/A = not applicable; dur. unk. = duration unknown.
a
Nerve injury (duration unknown) and non-union both also have rates of 7% in this treatment option.