ong term follow-up of subtalar arthrodesis patients: what induces adjacent joint arthritis?
- Conditions
- fixation ankle joint1002321310005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36782
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
patients with an end-stage osteoarthritis of the subtalar joint, who have been treated in the AMC by means of arthrodesis of the subtalar joint between januari 1990 and december 2010.
Primary exclusion criteria: pantalar fusion (combination of subtalar fusion and ankle fusion in the same setting), ankle fusion prior to subtalar fusion, re-arthrodesis after failed arthrodesis performed elsewhere, re-arthrodesis after failed arthrodesis performed in the AMC before 1990. Secondary exclusion criteria: inability to understand the patient information and the questionnaires (e.g. mental retardation, severe language barrier), ankle trauma 6 months or less before follow-up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>pain over the adjacent joints<br /><br>radiologic progress of arthritis in the 3 adjacent joints compared to the<br /><br>contralateral side and earlier X-rays from the ipsilateral side</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>SF-36 questionnaire<br /><br>FAAM questionnaire<br /><br>FAOS questionnaire<br /><br>Foot Function Index<br /><br>Kellgren-Lawrence radiological score per joint.<br /><br>Physical examination.<br /><br>Complications</p><br>
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