Funtional evaluation after the treatment of brachymetatarsia through bone lengthening with callotaxis by one year of follow-up in adult patients

Abstract

Objetive: To determine that the bone elongation by callotaxis in adults improving foot function and metatarsalgia. Methods: Study prospective, observational, cross-sectional sampling of nonrandomized for convenience. Population 29 patients older than 16 years, the service of foot and ankle deformities and neuromuscular of the NRI, until December 2013, with a brachymetatarsia which have been operated on with the technical callotaxis elongation through, to assess the pain and the functionality were used the AOFAS scales and VAS prior to surgery, in the postsurgical and 12 months. Analysis: descriptive statistics were calculated by estimating frequencies, percentages, measures of central tendency and dispersion. Was used Excel and SPSS v. 21. Results: Improved the VAS in a 60.08% being of presurgical way of a 6.89 and a 2.75 year of surgery. The AOFAS improved in a 51.32% being of way of a preoperative, 41.34 and 80.55 for a year of post-operative patients admitted. Conclusions: The elongation of the metatarsals by callotaxis is a therapeutic option that provides satisfactory results for the treatment in adult patients. Evidence Level: Case series, Level IV.