The effect of osteotomy technique (flat-cut vs wedge-cut Weil) on pain relief and complication incidence following surgical treatment for metatarsalgia in a private metropolitan clinic: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weil osteotomies are performed to surgically treat metatarsalgia, by shortening the metatarsal via either a single distal oblique cut with translation of the metatarsal head (flat-cut) or through the removal of a slice of bone (wedge-cut). The wedge-cut technique purportedly has functional and mechanical advantages over the flat-cut procedure; however, in vivo data and quality of evidence are currently lacking. This study aims to investigate whether wedge-cut Weil osteotomy compared to traditional flat-cut Weil is associated with increased pain relief and fewer complications up to 12 months postoperatively.

Methods

Patient, surgical and clinical data will be collected for 80 consecutive consenting patients electing to undergo surgical treatment of propulsive metat

SUBMITTER: Fatima M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature