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. 2024 Apr 19;16(4):e58583. doi: 10.7759/cureus.58583

Table 2. Complication, revision, and survival rates.

Values in N (%) or mean (standard deviation; range).

PVA = polyvinyl alcohol; MTPJ = metatarsophalangeal joint; I&D = irrigation and debridement

Variables measured Values
Complications: Implant subsidence 15 (10.3)
Complications: Hypertrophic ossification 1 (0.7)
Complications: Deep infection 6 (4.1)
Complications: Total 22 (15.1)
Revision surgery: Revision to PVA hydrogel implant 9 (6.2)
Revision surgery: Isolated revision 3 (2.1)
Revision surgery: I&D with revision 6 (4.1)
Revision surgery: First MTJP arthrodesis 9 (6.2)
Time to first revision surgery 9.4 (±9.2, range 0–32)
Two-year survival: Any revision surgery (n = 18) 80.5%
Two-year survival: First MTJP arthrodesis 86.3%