Sesamoidectomy in athletes: outcomes from two-centers

Sesamoid pain can arise from avascular necrosis, fracture, osteochondrosis, and advanced degeneration. Disorders of the sesamoids in athletes can be debilitating. Total sesamoidectomy of the involved sesamoid is considered an effective surgical treatment when conservative measures have failed. There is limited literature evaluating the outcome of sesamoidectomy in athletically active patients. Our two- center study reports on 68 patients (70 procedures; 2 male patients were operated on both feet in separate procedures approximately 3 years apart; 41 (58.6%) tibial and 29 (41.4%) fibular sesamoidectomies; 24 males and 44 females, average age 28.4 ± 12.2 years) who underwent total sesamoidectomy from 01/2001 to 12/2019.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - July 20, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Amol Saxena, Magali Fournier, Parth Patel, Nicola Maffulli Source Type: research