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Cheilectomy as a First-Line Surgical Treatment Option Yields Good Functional Results in Grade III Hallux Rigidus

Engin Cetinkaya Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Metin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Merter Yalcinkaya Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Metin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Sami Sokucu Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Metin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abdulkadir Polat Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Eğitim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Ufuk Ozkaya Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Eğitim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Atilla Sancar Parmaksizoglu Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Eğitim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Background: This study aimed to analyze the functional results of cheilectomy in the surgical treatment of grade III hallux rigidus and to evaluate whether cheilectomy is a preferable first-line treatment over other surgical methods.

Methods: Of 29 patients with moderate daily physical activity who underwent cheilectomy between 2009 and 2012 on being diagnosed as having grade III hallux rigidus according to the Coughlin-Shurnas grading system, 21 patients (14 women and 7 men; mean age, 59.2 years; age range, 52–67 years) (22 feet) with regular follow-up and complete medical records were included in the study. The patients were evaluated in the preoperative and postoperative periods using a visual analog scale for pain and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society metatarsophalangeal assessment forms.

Results: The preoperative mean American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society score of 53 (range, 29–67) improved to 78 (range, 57–92) postoperatively (Wilcoxon test P = .001). The preoperative mean visual analog scale score of 89 (range, 60–100) improved to 29 (range, 0–70) in the postoperative period (Wilcoxon test P = .001).

Conclusions: As a simple and repeatable procedure that allows for further joint-sacrificing surgical procedures when required, cheilectomy is a preferable method to be applied as a first-line option for the surgical treatment of grade III hallux rigidus.

Corresponding author: Engin Cetinkaya, MD, Metin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Rumeli Hisari Cad. No:62, Istanbul, 34470 Turkey. (E-mail: drengincetinkaya@gmail.com)
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