Treace Medical touts results of bunion surgery study

This study demonstrated positive bone healing rates over progressive timepoints when utilizing biplanar plating without a cross-joint compression screw in procedures used to treat bunions or arthritis of the big toe joint,” said lead author Dr. Paul Dayton of the Midwest Bunion Center (Des Moines, Iowa), in a prepared statement. “The bone healing rates were quite encouraging, given this unique fixation approach allowed patients to undergo an accelerated recovery protocol and to initiate weightbearing in a post-operative boot within their first week of surgery. “Overall, I’m very pleased with these results as they reinforce that I can offer this fixation option to my patients with a high level of confidence that they will experience reliable bone healing under an accelerated weight-bearing protocol.” “The outcomes of this new study are noteworthy in that they closely mirror those reported in our 13-month multicenter dataset presented at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society’s (AOFAS) annual meeting in Boston,” added Dr. Robert Santrock of West Virginia University and co-author on this new publication. “In the AOFAS dataset, the 61 feet treated with Lapiplasty 3D Bunion Correction showed low 1.6% symptomatic non-union rate and 3% radiographic recurrence rate. Patients in the AOFAS study initiated weightbearing in a post-operative boot at an average of 10.5 days, which is consistent with this new study.” “The rapid time to weigh...
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