ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Midterm severe forefoot deformity treatment outcomes in elderly patients

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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alexey S. Abilemets
Ostrovityanov, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russia; аur.liam@stemelib

About paper

Author contribution: Egiazaryan KA — statement of the problem of managing the patients, manuscript editing; Ratyev AP — study concept, literature review, interpretation of the treatment outcomes; Miroshnikova EA — developing the study concept, theoretical justification of treatment, surgical treatment and monitoring of patients, data acquisition and analysis; Zhavoronkov EA — treatment of patients, postoperative management, assessment of medium-term treatment outcomes; Abilemets AS — surgical treatment, monitoring of patients, data acquisition and analysis, assessment of midterm treatment outcomes, manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (protocol No. 181 of 28 January 2018). All patients submitted the informed consent to study participation.

Received: 2023-02-02 Accepted: 2023-02-20 Published online: 2023-02-28
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Table 1. Characteristics of the first ray surgeries
Table 2. Characteristics of the main lesser ray surgeries
Table 3. Comparison of two groups based on the radiological criteria and foot function assessment results obtained using the assessment scales before surgery
Table 4. Comparison of two groups based on the radiological criteria and foot function assessment results obtained using the assessment scales after surger
Table 5. Estimation of the dynamic changes in the studied criteria before and after surgery