Table 1.
Diagnosis, age at surgery, sex, surgical procedure, clinical and radiological follow-up and eventual complication of the patients undergoing surgical procedure with magnesium resorbable screws between January 2018 and June 2020
| Diagnosis | Age (years) | Sex | Treatment | Follow-up, mths | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibial spine avulsion fracture | 12 | F | ARIF (two cannulated screws)* | 26 | None |
| II toe F1 macrodactyly | 9 | F | Epiphysiodesis F1 (one cannulated screw)* | 26 | None |
| Clubfoot relapse | 10 | M | Partial tibialis anterior transposition with one interference screw* | 24 | None |
| Fracture-dislocation of patella | 13 | M | ORIF (three cannulated screws)* | 18 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 10 | F | ORIF (two cannulated screws)* | 16 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 11 | M | ORIF (two cannulated screws)* | 14 | Detachment of the screw head |
| Tibial distal epiphysis fracture | 12 | M | CRIF (one all-epiphyseal cannulated screw* + one trans-physeal Kirschner-wire) | 16 | None |
| Flat foot and hallux valgus | 8 | F | CNF + hallux proximal physis emiepiphysiodesis (one cannulated screw)* | 12 | None |
| Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee | 13 | F | Anterograde drilling + fixation (one cannulated screw)* | 12 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 14 | M | ORIF (two cannulated screws)* | 6 | None |
| Tibial distal epiphysis fracture (Tillaux) | 13 | F | ORIF (two transphyseal cannulated screws)* | 6 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 5 | M | ORIF (two cannulated screws)* | 6 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 11 | F | ORIF (one cannulated screw)* | 6 | None |
| Medial epicondyle avulsion | 10 | M | ORIF (one cannulated screw)* | 6 | None |
*
resorbable MAGNEZIX screw (Syntellix AG; Hannover, Germany)
ARIF, arthroscopic reduction internal fixation; ORIF, open reduction internal fixation; CRIF, closed reduction internal fixation; CNF: calcanear notch filler