Resection or preservation of the metatarsal heads in rheumatoid forefoot surgery? A randomised clinical trial.

Autor: Schrier JC; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery, Medinova Clinics Breda, The Netherlands; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jschrier@medinova.com., Keijsers NL; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Matricali GA; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium., Verheyen CCPM; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Isala Hospital Zwolle, The Netherlands., Louwerens JWK; Dept Orthopaedic Surgery, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Foot and ankle surgery : official journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons [Foot Ankle Surg] 2019 Feb; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 37-46. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2017.07.1126
Abstrakt: Background: Despite impressive results of the pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis, still certain patients suffer from rheumatoid forefoot problems. Surgical treatment of these forefoot deformities can be an option. In literature no high-quality studies on this topic can be found. The goal of present study is to compare the results of a metatarsal head (MTH) resecting technique with a MTH preserving technique in the operative treatment of severe rheumatoid forefoot deformity.
Methods: Patients suffering from well-defined rheumatoid forefoot deformity were prospectively enrolled in three institutions. This non-blinded study had a randomised clinical design and eligible patients were randomly assigned to undergo either resection of preservation of the MTH. The primary outcome measure consisted of the AOFAS score. Secondary outcome measures were: the FFI, the VAS for pain and the SF-36.
Results: Twenty-three patients (10 in MTH preservation group) were included and analysed. After one year follow-up no significant differences in AOFAS score and additional outcome factors were found. A total of 10 complications in 23 patients were reported.
Conclusions: This randomised clinical study did not show significant clinical difference between a MTH resecting and a preserving procedure in patients suffering from rheumatoid forefoot deformity. Both procedures resulted in considerable improvement of pain and activity scores.
(Copyright © 2017 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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