Chevron osteotomy for the treatment of hallux valgus - Effectiveness of postoperative immobilisation by a plaster cast or walking boot
Completed
- Conditions
- deformity of the big toehallux valgus10005959
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38594
- Lead Sponsor
- Martini Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- at least 18 years old;
- mild symptomatic hallux valgus: intermetatarsal 1 and 2 angle (IMA) of <16 degrees, and a hallux valgus angle (HVA) of <30 degrees.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with:
- Diabetes mellitus;
- Rheumatoid arthritis;
- Predison use.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary study parameter is the proportion patients with a loss of more than 5<br /><br>degrees of the correction of the hallux valgus angle (HVA), one year following<br /><br>surgery.<br /><br><br /><br>The HVA is measured at standard weigtbearing X-rays of the foot by means of a<br /><br>reliable measurement protocol. These X-rays are part of the standard clinical<br /><br>follow-up after Chevron osteotomy. They are made preoperatively, and one day, 6<br /><br>weeks, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. A loss of more than 5 degrees of the<br /><br>correction of the hallux valgus angle is considered a clinically relevant loss.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method