The efficacy of surgical treatment of Jones and stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal in athletes

Completed

• Conditions: fifth metatarsal fracture; broken 5th metatarsal bone; 10017322

• Registration Number: NL-OMON36441
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Athletes who have been treated for a Jones or stress fracture in the period between 2006-2010, with an age of 18 years or older, and have been treated in the Erasmus MC by screw fixation.

Exclusion Criteria

Insufficient command of the Dutch language, spoken and/or written.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The AOFAS midfoot score will be used as our primary study parameter.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Tegner score, VAS FA score, patient satisfaction measured with a Likert scale,<br /><br>if there are complains of the screw and whether the screw has been removed,<br /><br>whether there are complains of the non-injured foot, if refracturing has<br /><br>occurred, whether shoe adjustments where necessary. Furthermore, we will assess<br /><br>the level of pain, swelling, deformity, range of motion (ROM) of the<br /><br>foot/ankle, varus/valgus hindfoot alignment and eversion strength by physical<br /><br>examination. Gait and plantar pression distribution analysis will be done with<br /><br>a footscan and we will assess the degree of fracture healing with an X-ray. </p><br>