The development of recommendations for the assessment and management of sesamoiditis by podiatrists: A Delphi and content validity study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sesamoiditis is a common, and often painful, musculoskeletal pathology frequently encountered by podiatrists. However, there are currently no recommendations to guide podiatrists in the assessment and management of people with sesamoiditis. The aim of this study was to develop consensus-driven clinical recommendations on the assessment and management of people with sesamoiditis.

Methods

A four-round online Delphi survey was conducted with a panel of New Zealand and Australian podiatrists. In the first round, panellists answered open-ended questions that were used to create statements. In round two, the panellists scored the statements from 1 to 9 (1 = not at all important, 9 = absolutely essential). Consensus was defined using the RAND/University of California L

SUBMITTER: Stewart S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11296722 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature