Metatarsalgia as a complication in osteotomies of the first ray

¿Una complicación evitable? Análisis de variables y control de daños

Authors

  • I. Parada Avendaño
  • A. Santamaría Fumas
  • X. Martin Oliva
  • Juan Manuel Rios Ruh
  • J. Muriano Royo

Keywords:

Metatarsalgia/surgery, Forefoot/ surgery, Osteotomy methods

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the possible causes of metatarsalgia as a complication after surgery of the first radio. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study. 78 patients (92% female, 59 years) with metatarsalgia as a complication after surgery in first radio because of Hallux valgus, Hallux Rigidus or pure metatarsalgias between January 2010 to December 2013. Nine hundred twenty-six interventions in total. Mean follow-up of 14 months. Gender, age, main technique and the following variables were analyzed before and after the intervention: type of metatarsalgia, index minus, elevation of the first metatarsal, the presence of arthropathy, metatarsal formula and Maestro’s formula values. SPSS statistical analysis program. Results: The appearence of index minus and elevation of first ray in postoperative radiograph is related to cases of metatarsalgia. Conclusion: The alteration in the normal biomechanics is one of the most common causes of metatarsalgias.

Author Biographies

I. Parada Avendaño

Unidad de Pie y Tobillo. Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Consorci Sanitari Integral, (HSJDMB-HGH), Barcelona, España.

A. Santamaría Fumas

Unidad de Pie y Tobillo. Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Consorci Sanitari Integral, (HSJDMB-HGH), Barcelona, España.

X. Martin Oliva

Universidad de Barcelona, Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia, Hospital El Remei, Barcelona, España

Juan Manuel Rios Ruh

Unidad de Pie y Tobillo. Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Consorci Sanitari Integral, (HSJDMB-HGH), Barcelona, España.

J. Muriano Royo

Unidad de Pie y Tobillo. Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Consorci Sanitari Integral, (HSJDMB-HGH), Barcelona, España.

Published

2015-12-12

How to Cite

Parada Avendaño, I., Santamaría Fumas, A., Martin Oliva, X., Rios Ruh, J. M., & Muriano Royo, J. (2015). Metatarsalgia as a complication in osteotomies of the first ray: ¿Una complicación evitable? Análisis de variables y control de daños. Tobillo Y Pie, 7(2), 111–114. Retrieved from https://scijfootankle.emnuvens.com.br/tobilloypie/article/view/1478

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Original Articles