Radiographic analysis of specific morphometrics and patient-reported outcomes (PROMIS) for surgical repair of zones 2 and 3 fifth metatarsal fractures

Table 2 Characteristics of complications

Patient	Comorbidities	Complication	Treatment	Outcome
3	BMI 35.49 (class II obesity), diabetes mellitus 2	Re-fracture at 10 months	Hardware removal, *ORIF, and bone graft at an outside hospital at 11 months	Lost to follow-up
5	BMI 44.41 (class III obesity)	Re-fracture at 4 months	Revision surgery with plate, bone graft, **BMC at 6 months	Union at 6 months post-revision
6	None	Re-fracture at 6 months	Conservative management	Healing at 12 months
16	BMI 48.65 (class III obesity), chronically low vitamin D levels,	Persistent non-union	Revision ORIF with plating and bone grafting at 7 months	Stable hardware, fracture healed at 20 months post-revision
19	BMI 32.47 (class I obesity), psoriatic arthritis, congenital varus deformity status-post calcaneal osteotomy	Persistent non-union	Conservative management	Stable hardware and stable, asymptomatic nonunion at 12 months
23	BMI 32.47 (class I obesity), osteoporosis secondary to systemic steroids for severe asthma	Persistent non-union	Conservative management	Fracture nearly closed at 9 months, patient lost to follow up thereafter

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