Assessment of Various Measurement Methods to Assess First Metatarsal Elevation in Hallux Rigidus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While metatarsus primus elevatus (MPE) has been implicated in the development of hallux rigidus, previous studies have presented conflicting findings regarding the relationship between MPE and arthritis. This may be due to the variety of definitions for MPE and the radiographic measurement techniques that are used to assess it. Additionally, previous studies have only assessed elevation of the first metatarsal with respect to the floor or the second metatarsal, and not with respect to the proximal phalanx. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability of new radiographic measurements that consider the elevation of the first metatarsal in relation to the proximal phalanx, rather than in relation to the second metatarsal as previously described, to assess for MPE. I

SUBMITTER: Jones MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696814 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature