Award 2009 Intraoperative Pedobarography Leads to Improved Outcome Scores : A Level I Study

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Author	Leonard, Jennifer M. Goldner
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Background: The purpose was to compare the clinical outcome scores after additional use of intraoperative pedobarography (IP) in comparison with patients treated without IP. Materials and Methods: Patients with arthrodesis and/or correction of the foot and/or ankle were randomized for use of IP or no IP. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score, ShortForm 36 (SF-36), and Visual Analogue Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS FA) were analyzed. Results: One hundred patients were included. Fifty-two were randomized for the use of IP, and in 24 of those (46%), the correction was modified after IP during the same operation. At mean followup of 2 years, the average scores were higher in the group with IP than in the group without IP (IP/no IP: AOFAS 89.7/78.2; SF-36 90.3/76.3; VAS FA 90.3/76.3; t-test, all p < 0.05). Conclusion: The use of IP led to improved clinical outcome scores at a mean followup of 2 years. Level of Evidence: I, Prospective Randomized Study
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DOI	10.1016/j.fuspru.2010.02.008
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuspru.2010.02.008
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