Unfortunately, no surgical procedure has a 100% success rate. Complications
are an inevitable part of the surgery that all patients should be aware of.
This does not mean that you WILL develop a complication. Below are some of the
complications observed in my field:
Common Complications
- Superficial infection
- Hematoma
- Joint stiffness, temporary
- Nerve injury, temporary
- Permanent numbness around incision
- Need for additional (unplanned) surgery
- Incomplete resolution of all pain
- Wound dehiscence/Skin slough
Unusual Complications
- Deep infection
- Recurrent infection
- Malunion (bony deformity)
- Incomplete correction of deformity or leg length discrepancy
- Recurrence of the condition
- Nonunion (bone does not heal)
- Delayed bone healing
- Avascular necrosis (bone loses blood supply)
- Joint deformity
- Joint stiffness, permanent
- Fracture of bone at pin site or other sites (broken bone)
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) (blood clot)
- Chronic pain
- Neuroma
- Failure of the procedure
- Unhappiness with the procedure
- New pain in other regions
- Need for revision surgery
- Need for fusion
- Cosmetic deformity
- Need for ambulatory aids
- Shoe modifications
- Change in activities of daily living
Rare Complications
- Nerve injury, permanent
- Artery injury
- Need for blood transfusion
-
Compartment syndrome (excessive swelling in the leg that could lead to
permanent loss of function)
- Inability to return to work
- Fat embolism
- Amputation
- Death
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Ettore Vulcano, MD (Mount Sinai Medical Center)
4302 Alton Road, Suite 220
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone:
(305) 674-2090
Orthopedic surgeon serving patients in Miami Beach, Miami, and the
surrounding South Florida communities.
