Patients’ perspective on the surgical treatment of hallux valgus

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https://doi.org/10.30795/jfootankle.2020.v14.1166

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Hallux valgus, Foot deformities, Qualitative research, Bioethics

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate patients’ perspectives on the risk factors for hallux valgus, and their quality of life before and after surgery. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, retrospective study, conducted in a tertiary hospital with 50 patients undergoing surgical treatment of hallux valgus. Data were tabulated using three methodological figures: central idea, key expressions and collective subject discourse. Results: Regarding the risk factors, most of the patients demonstrated knowledge, expressed through central ideas such as: heredity, and wearing inappropriate shoes. In relation to quality of life before surgery, impairment was noted, inferred by central ideas such as: pain and discomfort, restriction in the use of shoes, functional limitation and aesthetic impairment; and regarding postoperative quality of life, most patients expressed satisfaction with the results. Conclusion: Authentic discourses in the context of a prevalent pathology have expressed, for the first time, the conceptions of risk factors, quality of life before and after hallux valgus surgery. Level of Evidence V; Therapeutic Study; Expert Opinion.

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Published

2020-04-30

How to Cite

Souza Júnior, E. Ávila, Vieira, M. C. T., Baumfeld, T. S., & Soares Baumfeld, D. (2020). Patients’ perspective on the surgical treatment of hallux valgus. Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 14(1), 36–40. https://doi.org/10.30795/jfootankle.2020.v14.1166