Foot/Ankle News

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, discussed results using the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Outcomes Research Network Registry. She said this registry could be a good instrument for data collection and that it may help researchers look at different foot and ankle conditions and find the best way to treat patients.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Zackary P. Burrow, MD and Amgad M. Haleem, MD, PhD, spoke about a study that looked at patient-reported opioid consumption after outpatient foot and ankle surgery. They found they were prescribing patients more opioids than they needed. Patients did not need about one-third of opioids they were prescribed.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, discussed a study that looked at syndesmotic screw removal after ankle fracture fixation in symptomatic patients. She said symptomatic patients who underwent screw removal after ankle fracture fixation saw improvements in range of motion and pain relief.

Arthrosurface Inc. received FDA 501(k) clearance for its BOSS toe fixation system, which is intended to improve stabilization in a first metatarsal with a distal bone void.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Oliver Gagné, MD, and Andrea N. Veljkovic, MD, MPH, FRCSC, spoke about a study that looked at pain catastrophizing scores in complex foot and ankle patients. Investigators said high pain catastrophizing scores lead to worse outcomes in these patients.

CHICAGO — Preoperative opioid exposure was linked with significant perioperative consequences and postoperative complications in patients who underwent foot and ankle surgery, according to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — According to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures yielded good functional outcomes, high patient satisfaction and a high return-to-sport rate.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Steven M. Raikin, MD, discussed a study that looked at the use of continuous popliteal nerve blocks for rebound pain for foot and ankle surgery. Raikin and colleagues found that although patients took fewer narcotic medications, they had higher pain scores and less patient satisfaction.

CHICAGO — Early results of lateral total ankle replacement compared with anterior total ankle replacement showed patients who underwent the lateral approach had a greater risk of deep infection requiring reoperation and inferior SF-36 scores 1 year after surgery. However, there were no significant differences between the groups regarding ankle osteoarthritis and ankle arthritis scores.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Noortje Hagemeijer, MD, discussed a study that looked at the use of diagnostic ultrasound to evaluate syndesmosis reduction. She said diagnostic ultrasound was reliable to assess the sagittal translation of the fibula.