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AAOS2018: Early weightbearing facilitates early function recovery after modified Lapidus arthrodesis

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March 2018

AAOS2018: Early weightbearing facilitates early function recovery after modified Lapidus arthrodesis

Vol: 7| Issue: 3| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The Case for Early Weight-Bearing Following Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis

Contributing Authors:
JG Anderson DR Bohay J Hooper JD Maskill M Beuchel C Rust MA Padley LA Behrend

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130 patients with hallux valgus with or without associated first ray insufficiency scheduled for a modified Lapidus procedure were included in this trial to evaluate the effects of early postoperative weight-bearing on outcomes over the first 12 months following surgery. Patients included in the trial were randomized to an early weight-bearing group or to a control group which received the standar...

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