Journal of Advances in Clinical Nursing

Objective To investigate the value of continuous nursing in the orthosis of external fixator in adolescent patients with equine foot varus. Methods This study included 82 patients, who were admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to December 2023. All of them were adolescent patients with equinovarus foot who received orthopedic treatment with external fixator. They had obtained the consent of the patients and their families and were willing to participate in this study. According to the different nursing measures, 82 patients were assigned to 2 groups, including control group and observation group. During the nursing period, routine nursing and continuous nursing were respectively implemented. The complication rate, total satisfaction and return rate of the two groups were compared. Results In terms of complications, there were 2 cases in the observation group and 7 cases in the control group, the incidence of complications were 4.87% and 17.07%, respectively. The incidence of complications in the observation group was lower (P < 0.05). Secondly, the nursing satisfaction of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the return rate of the observation group was also better (P < 0.05). Conclusion It is of great value to use continuous nursing in the orthosis of external fixator for adolescent patients with equine foot varus, which can effectively reduce complications, increase the rate of return visit, and improve nursing satisfaction.

Teenagers; Horseshoe varus; Orthosis with external fixator; Continuous care