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Trends in Foot & Ankle: A Detailed Data Report Powered by OE M.I.N.D.

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October 31, 2022

Trends in Foot & Ankle: A Detailed Data Report Powered by OE M.I.N.D.

Vol: 5| Issue: 10| Number:4| ISSN#: 2563-559X

Authored By: Yaping Chang, Steve Philips, Ellen Scholl, Selina Bains, Mohit Bhandari On Behalf of OrthoEvidence

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  • OE M.I.N.D. contains data from 337 randomized control trials related to foot & ankle with 71,260 patients researching 377 treatments for 45 conditions.
  • The most popular content concerns fracture, plantar fasciitis, ankle, platelet-rich plasma, and cast immobilization.
  • In most published studies related to foot & ankle, fracture as a condition, platelet-rich plasma and cast immobilization as treatments, visual analogue scale pain as an outcome and a follow-up duration of 12 months are most frequently reported.
  • Using data from clinicaltrials.gov, we find that there are 622 ongoing studies related to foot & ankle aiming to recruit 177,416 patients. The top conditions being studied are those related to fractures, sprain and hallux valgus.
  • Since 2002, the manufacturers that have published the most research associated with foot & ankle are Ethicon, Arthrex, DJO Global, DePuy Synthes, EMS Electro Medical Systems, 3M, and Gehrlicher GmbH.
The foot & ankle have a complex structure and their normal function is important for quality of life (Dawe et al., 2011). One in 4 individuals who are 45 years or older experiences pain in the foot and/or ankle. Two-thirds of them find that the pain interferes with their daily activities (Thomas et al., 2011). An epidemiology study reported that nearly 281,000 foot and/or ankle fractures or dislocations were identified over a....
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