Operative Treatment Of Metatarsalgia: Triple Weil Osteotomy Or Distal Metatarsal Minimal Invasive Osteotomy (DMMO)?

NCT ID: NCT02843672

Last Updated: 2018-03-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-31

Study Completion Date

2019-11-30

Brief Summary

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INTRODUCTION

Metatarsalgia is a vague term defining a symptom instead of a specific condition. The aim of surgical treatment of metatarsalgia is to decrease the pressure under metatarsal head, shortening and / or raising the metatarsal. It has been somewhat controversial, with more than 25 different lesser metatarsal osteotomies described to date.

The Triple´s Weil osteotomy described by Maceira is the most widely used surgical treatment in open distal metatarsal surgery but nowadays, percutaneous osteotomy has proven to be a valid technique that yields results similar to open osteotomy for the treatment of metatarsalgia and other forefoot problems. It has been somewhat controversial the choice between the different operative treatments, being nowadays the triple´s Weil osteotomy (TWO) and the distal minimally invasive osteotomy (DMMO) the most popular, gaining both defenders and retractors surgeons in open and percutaneous surgery.

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical results between two different surgical treatments: triple´s Weil osteotomy (TWO) and distal minimal invasive osteotomy (DMMO).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The investigators design an open randomized controlled clinical trial with patients operated in the same centre.

The patients are randomized to TWO and DMMO groups. Number of osteotomies is based on the criteria of Leventen formula. In all patients the metatarsal osteotomy can be combined with different surgical procedures in presence of associated deformities: (i) SCARF osteotomy for hallux valgus (HV) deformity, (ii) flexor and extensor tenotomies with distal phalangeal percutaneous osteotomy for lesser toes deformities.

Detailed Description

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INTRODUCTION

Metatarsalgia is a vague term defining a symptom instead of a specific condition. The aim of surgical treatment of metatarsalgia is to decrease the pressure under metatarsal head, shortening and / or raising the metatarsal, thus removing the overload and preserving the joint integrity. It has been somewhat controversial, with more than 25 different lesser metatarsal osteotomies described to date. The Weil osteotomy is the most widely used surgical treatment in open distal metatarsal surgery, a popularity based upon the simple technique, stable fixation, excellent union rates and predictable results.

According to the principles of traditional surgery, surgical manoeuvres requiring large incisions and aggressive techniques should be needed to effectively resolve the different pathological elements producing the deformity in order to eliminate this serious injury. These principles concerns surgeons like White, who described a modification of the distal metaphyseal osteotomy through a percutaneous approach without visualization and without internal fixation to obtain a metatarsal in optimal weight-bearing position. Percutaneous surgery of the foot, also known as minimal invasive surgery (MIS), allows interventions to be carried out through extremely small incisions without direct exposure of the surgical field under radiologic monitoring, thus causing minimal injury to adjacent tissues, and reducing the surgical trauma. Over the last few years, Foot Surgery has come to be recognised as a major Orthopaedic subspecialty, where the percutaneous surgery plays an important role. The Triple´s Weil osteotomy described by Maceira is the most widely used surgical treatment in open distal metatarsal surgery but nowadays, percutaneous osteotomy has proven to be a valid technique that yields results similar to open osteotomy for the treatment of metatarsalgia and other forefoot problems. It has been somewhat controversial the choice between the different operative treatments, being nowadays the triple´s Weil osteotomy (TWO) and the distal minimally invasive osteotomy (DMMO) the most popular, gaining both defenders and retractors surgeons in open and percutaneous surgery.

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical results between two different surgical treatments: triple´s Weil osteotomy (TWO) and distal minimal invasive osteotomy (DMMO).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The investigators design an open randomized controlled clinical trial with patients operated in the same centre.

The patients are randomized to TWO and DMMO groups. Number of osteotomies is based on the criteria of Leventen formula. In all patients the metatarsal osteotomy can be combined with different surgical procedures in presence of associated deformities: (i) SCARF osteotomy for hallux valgus (HV) deformity, (ii) flexor and extensor tenotomies with distal phalangeal percutaneous osteotomy for lesser toes deformities.

Conditions

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Metatarsalgia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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TWO

Patients with metatarsalgia and without response to non-operative treatment after six months, needing surgical treatment for relief of their symptoms.

Triple´s Weil osteotomy is performed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Triple Weil´s Osteotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A 10mm longitudinal incision is made with a No.15 blade in the second intermetatarsal space immediately behind the dorsal interdigital fold, parallel to the extensor tendon. An intra-articular osteotomy in the metatarsal head is performed angled 45º relative to the long axis of the metatarsal and in a dorsal-distal to proximal-plantar direction. A second osteotomy is performed perpendicular to the metatarsal shaft,.The osteotomy is fastened with a 2.0mm snap-off screw.

Once all the osteotomies are completed, the incisions are closed with a 2/0 monofilament suture.

DMMO

Patients with metatarsalgia and without response to non-operative treatment after six months, needing surgical treatment for relief of their symptoms.

Distal metatarsal minimally invasive osteotomy is performed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Distal metatarsal minimally invasive osteotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A 5mm longitudinal incision is made with a MIS blade No.64 in the intermetatarsal space immediately behind the dorsal interdigital fold, parallel to the extensor tendon. Under fluoroscopy vision, an extra-articular osteotomy in the metatarsal neck is performed angled 45º relative to the long axis of the metatarsal and in a dorsal-distal to proximal-plantar direction. The osteotomies scheduled preoperatively are performed, repeating the same procedure for each ray needing an osteotomy. Once all are completed, the incisions are closed with a 4/0 monofilament suture.

Interventions

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Triple Weil´s Osteotomy

A 10mm longitudinal incision is made with a No.15 blade in the second intermetatarsal space immediately behind the dorsal interdigital fold, parallel to the extensor tendon. An intra-articular osteotomy in the metatarsal head is performed angled 45º relative to the long axis of the metatarsal and in a dorsal-distal to proximal-plantar direction. A second osteotomy is performed perpendicular to the metatarsal shaft,.The osteotomy is fastened with a 2.0mm snap-off screw.

Once all the osteotomies are completed, the incisions are closed with a 2/0 monofilament suture.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Distal metatarsal minimally invasive osteotomy

A 5mm longitudinal incision is made with a MIS blade No.64 in the intermetatarsal space immediately behind the dorsal interdigital fold, parallel to the extensor tendon. Under fluoroscopy vision, an extra-articular osteotomy in the metatarsal neck is performed angled 45º relative to the long axis of the metatarsal and in a dorsal-distal to proximal-plantar direction. The osteotomies scheduled preoperatively are performed, repeating the same procedure for each ray needing an osteotomy. Once all are completed, the incisions are closed with a 4/0 monofilament suture.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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TWO DMMO

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all consecutive adult patients with the diagnosis of mechanical metatarsalgia served in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the investigative hospital, without non-operative treatment response after 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

* traumatic metatarsalgia
* secondary metatarsalgia (diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or general diseases)
* equinus contracture
* active infection
* systematic disease (inflammatory, metabolic, neurologic or vascular) explaining symptoms, - metatarsophalangeal (MTPJ) dislocation higher than 5mm
* inability to complete postoperative management
* previous forefoot surgeries
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Manuel Cuervas-Mons

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Manuel Cuervas-Mons

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Manuel Cuervas-Mons, Investigator

Role: CONTACT

+34649818463

Facility Contacts

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Manuel Cuervas-Mons, M.D, P.h.D

Role: primary

915868426

Other Identifiers

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CUERVASMONS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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