Cheilectomy With or Without Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane-Umbilical Cord Allograft for Hallux Rigidus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For hallux rigidus, dorsal cheilectomy remains a treatment option even with advances in interposition techniques and devices. Cheilectomy aims to alleviate dorsal impingement and improve pain and function as well as range of motion. Cryopreserved umbilical cord allograft, with properties to mitigate inflammation and scar formation, has theoretical benefit for improving outcomes following cheilectomy. In this first prospective randomized and blinded cheilectomy study reported, we aimed to compare outcomes between cheilectomy alone and cheilectomy with umbilical cord allograft.

Methods

Patients were randomized to cheilectomy alone (CA) or cheilectomy with cryopreserved umbilical cord (ie, amniotic membrane-umbilical cord [AM-UC]). Patients were evaluated with Americ

SUBMITTER: Galli SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564935 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature