• Foot Ankle Int · Aug 2008

    Mid-term results of Futura hemi-great toe implants.

    • Kurt Frederick Konkel, Andrea Gayle Menger, and Sharon Ann Retzlaff.
    • Aurora Advanced Healthcare, S.C., Falls Division, N84W16889 Menomonee Avenue, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, USA. kkonke@ah.com
    • Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Aug 1; 29 (8): 831-7.

    BackgroundThis study reviews our mid-term results and patient satisfaction using the Futura hemi-great toe implant.Materials And MethodsThe authors were able to contact 11 of 15 patients. They were seen for chart review and mid-term evaluation.ResultsAll patients but one were improved and satisfied at mid-term followup (average, 8 years). The one unsatisfied patient had Grade IV arthritis at the time of surgery.ConclusionFutura hemi-great toe implants lead to an 83% good to excellent mid-term results and over 92% patient satisfaction with no measureable subsidence of the implant over an 8-year average followup. Patients with Grade IV Hallux Rigidus should not be considered for Hemi-Great Toe implants and are probably best served with arthrodesis or interpositional arthroplasty at this time.

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