Manz WJ, Fink J, Novack J, Jacobson J, Bariteau JT. Association of First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Fusion for Hallux
Rigidus With Patient-Reported Pain and Mental Health Outcomes in Patients Taking
Psychotropic Medications.
FOOT & ANKLE ORTHOPAEDICS 2023;
8:24730114231157731. [PMID:
36968813 PMCID:
PMC10037740 DOI:
10.1177/24730114231157731]
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Abstract
Background:
Limited literature examines the relationship between surgical outcomes in
chronic foot and ankle conditions and concurrent psychiatric care. The
present study aimed to investigate patient-reported and surgical outcomes of
patients treated for a psychiatric disorder undergoing first
metatarsophalangeal (MTP) fusion for hallux rigidus. We hypothesized that
patients on psychotropic medications would have greater subjective pain
preoperatively and less improvement in physical and mental functionality
postoperatively when compared with nonmedicated patients.
Methods:
A single-center, retrospective review of prospectively collected data was
conducted on 92 patients undergoing first MTP fusion with a preoperative
diagnosis of hallux rigidus from 2015 to 2019. At their preoperative,
6-month postoperative, and 1-year postoperative visits, patients were
administered visual analog pain scale (VAS) and 36-Item Short Form Health
Survey (SF-36) functionality surveys. Patients were subsequently identified
by chronic use of psychotropic medication preoperatively and grouped for
analysis (MED, n = 42; NO MED, n = 50).
Results:
Postoperative mean VAS pain scores were lower for all studied patients at 6
months (VAS = 1.6 ± 2.3) and 1 year postoperatively (VAS = 1.1± 1.8)
relative to the preoperative visit (VAS = 4.7 ± 2.8)
(P ≤ .0001 and P ≤ .0001, respectively).
No differences in mean VAS pain scores nor SF-36 physical component summary
scores were detected at preoperative, 6-month, or 1-year visits between NO
MED and MED groups. Mean SF-36 mental component summary scores for those in
the MED group were lower at preoperative (NO MED = 83.8, MED = 71.8,
P = .006) and 6-month postoperative (NO MED = 86.1,
MED = 72.7, P = .037) visits than those in the NO MED
group, a trend not observed at the 1-year postoperative mark (NO MED = 84.1,
MED = 76.8, P = .228). There were no observed differences
in operative time (P = .219), tourniquet time
(P = .359), nor time to full weightbearing
(P = .512) between MED and NO MED groups. Additionally,
no differences in postoperative complication rates were observed between
groups.
Conclusion:
In patients treated with psychotropically active medications with hallux
rigidus, MTP Fusion appears to be a reasonable treatment choice with similar
outcomes for patients requiring psychotropically active medications to the
outcomes of those patients not requiring psychotropically active
medications.
Level of Evidence:
Level III, retrospective comparative study.
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