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Categories: Abstracts, 2017, Podium

New technique to treat severe crossover toe deformity

V. Naidu, T. Holme, S. Mahir, S. Parabaran

1Croydon University Hospital, Croydon, United Kingdom 

Introduction: Crossover and claw toe deformity has traditionally been a very difficult condition to manage surgically, with high recurrence rates. Multiple methods have been used to treat this condition. Plantar plate “repair” has recently been advocated, with sutures used to repair an assumed tear. Based on clinical experience and anatomical studies (Deland et al. 1995), we believe the main pathology is a distal migration of the plantar plate complex resulting in exposure of the metatarsal to the thin posterior synovial attachment of the plate. The downward forces on the metatarsal head results in herniation of the head inferiorly. Accordingly we have developed a technique using full cuff release of the plantar plate complex that includes complete release of the collateral ligaments, repositioning the plantar plate anatomically and reinforcing the hernial defect with a synthetic mesh graft.

Methods: 12 cases of severe crossover toe deformity have undergone plantar plate reconstruction using synthetic mesh graft in addition to other bony procedures (e.g. Weil's osteotomy, PIPJ fusion) since 2015 operated upon by the lead author. We collated data regarding patient satisfaction using Coughlin's Score (Coughlin 1991). We have also evaluated the sustainability of correction and any complications.

Results: All patients reported “excellent” outcomes using Coughlin's score, with no cases of recurrence of any significance or complications, and a mean time to follow up of 180 days (range 23-653).

Conclusions: Our understanding of the pathology of this condition is somewhat different from the conventional wisdom. Our technique of using a synthetic mesh graft to reconstruct the plantar plate complex shows promising results in terms of safety and decreased recurrence rate compared to traditional techniques. Further long term prospective results are required to confirm this pilot data.

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