01/02/2023    

RELEVANT RESEARCH

Study of 1,583 Scarf Osteotomies Uncovers Outcome Stats

 

A team from the Gunderson Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin have completed a systematic review of 1,583 scarf osteotomies and teased out the average rates of recurrence, troughing, avascular necrosis, nonunion, and more outcome statistics. The study, “The Incidence of Complications Following Scarf Osteotomy for the Treatment of Hallux Valgus: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis,” was published online on November 26, 2022, in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.

 

They reported that their meta-analysis was able to collect data from 1,583 scarf osteotomies. The weighted mean follow-up was 26.4 months. The researchers calculated a 5.1% rate of recurrence, 3.5% rate of troughing, 1.0% rate of avascular necrosis, 1.8% rate of nonunion, 2.7% rate of malunion, 2.4% rate of infection, 5.3% rate of complex regional pain syndrome, and 3.4% rate of hallux varus. The researchers also observed an average decrease in intermetatarsal angle of 6.3°. Study authors include Matthew R. Sieloff, DPM, Alexander R. Tokarski, DPM, Andrew D. Elliott, DPM, P. Michael Jacobs, DPM, and Andrew J. Borgert, PhD.

 

Source: Orthopedics This Week [12/23/22]