Abstract:Objective To analyze the incidence and risk factors associated with wound complications in distal tibial fracture patients with minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis (MIPO) fixation. Methods A total of 168 distal tibial fractures treated with minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2014 were selected for this study. The wound infection, internal plant protrusion, deformity healing, delayed wound healing and wound nonunion were included in the wound complications. The patients were divided into complication group and non-complication group according to the occurrence of wound complications. The basic clinical data of the patients (age, gender, basic diseases and smoking history), fracture-related information (etiology and fracture type), and surgery-related factors (time from injury to surgery, operation time and intraoperative bleeding) were evaluated. Results In the 168 patients, postoperative wound complications occurred in 16 cases, the rate was 9.52%. Logistic regression analysis showed that age > 50 years (■ = 1.197, P = 0.018), BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (■ = 3.408, P = 0.074), history of diabetes (■ = 9.472, P = 0.005), smoking (■ = 8.102, P = 0.006) and open fractures (■ = 19.805, P = 0.003) were thre independent risk factors for incision complications. Gender, body mass index, multiple injuries or not, operative time or blood loss had no significant correlation with wound complications. Conclusions Age > 50 years, diabetes, smoking history and open fracture are the risk factors for incision complications. To prevent wound complications, peri-operative soft tissue management should be prepared in these patients.