Percutaneous Tenotomy of the Toe Flexor Tendon is a Simple and Efficient Method in Treating Checkrein Deformity

• Conditions: Claw Toe

• Registration Number: NCT01725893
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Checkrein deformity represents a dynamic claw toe deformity. Surgical intervention is the treatment of choice and many methods have been proposed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes and complications of percutaneous segmental tenotomy of the toe flexor tendons.

Detailed Description

The investigators reviewed fourteen patients with checkrein deformity who underwent surgery in our hospital between 1993 and 2010. Five patients received FHL and flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tenolysis at the musculotendinous junction; among them, two also underwent Z-plasty lengthening of the FHL tendon. Nine patients underwent percutaneous segmental toe flexor tenotomy. The Hallux Metatarsophalangeal- Interphalangeal Scale (Hallux MTP-IP scale) and Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), English version LK1.0 self-explanatory questionnaire were used to evaluate the functional outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-09-25
• Status Verified: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-11-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 2012-11-14
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with checkrein deformity who underwent surgery in our hospital between 1993 and 2010.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who had static or rigid claw toe deformity
• Patients who had claw toe deformity secondary to neuromuscular disease

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan