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. 2018 Mar 2;13:44. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0744-y

Correction to: Achilles tenodesis for calcaneal insufficiency avulsion fractures associated with diabetes mellitus

Youngrak Choi 1, Young-woo Kwon 1, Young-suk Sim 1, Taeho Kim 1, Dayoung Song 2, Soohyun Lee 1,
PMCID: PMC5834852  PMID: 29499731

Correction

The original publication of this article [1] contained the wrong versions of Tables 1, 2 and 3. In this correction the updated tables are published. The original publication has been updated.

Table 1.

Demographic Data of Patients

No Sex Age Period of follow-up
(months)
PMHx Duration of DM (years) HgbA1c Injury Mechanism Pre-operative VAS
CIA fracture 1 F 63 14 DM 20 7.6 Ankle sprain 2
2 M 55 15 DM
ESRD
10 8.5 Walking 3
3 F 48 20 DM 6 15.1 Walking 6
4 M 51 18 DM 16 7.4 Climbing a hill 4
5 F 48 18 DM
ESRD
25 8.9 Climbing a hill 5
6 M 43 16 DM 15 8.1 Walking 3
7 M 79 20 DM
ESRD
25 9.1 Walking 3

Table 2.

The treatment process of Patients

No 1st operation 2nd operation 3rd operation
CIA fracture 1 ORIFa with screw (pulled out) ORIF with TBWb (pulled out) Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
2 Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
Suture anchor removal because of pulled out failure
3 ORIF with screw (pulled out) Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
4 ORIF with screw (pulled out) Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
5 Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
6 Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection
7 Achilles tenodesis
and bone fragment resection

aOpen reduction and internal fixation

bTension band wiring

Table 3.

Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and single-heel rise test of Patients at final follow up

FAOS
Group No PAIN SYMPTOMS ADLa SPORT&RECb QOLc VAS Single-heel rise test
CIA fractures 1 77.8 82.1 85.3 75 81.3 3 +
2 72.2 75.0 63.2 45 68.8 4 -
3 88.9 89.3 85.3 75 87.5 3 +
4 72.2 82.1 80.9 85 75 2 +
5 77.8 82.1 77.9 80 81.3 3 +
6 85.6 89.4 86.9 85 75 2 +
7 89.5 86.9 83.8 85 76.4 1 +
Mean 80.6 83.8 80.5 75.6 77.9 2.6

aActivities of daily living

bSport and recreation function

cFoot and ankle-related quality of life

Footnotes

The original article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-017-0695-8.

Reference

  • 1.Choi Y, Kwon Y, Sim Y, et al. Achilles tenodesis for calcaneal insufficiency avulsion fractures associated with diabetes mellitus. J Orthop Surg Res. 2017;12:192. doi: 10.1186/s13018-017-0695-8. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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