Open AccessEpidemiological profile of sesamoid disorders of the first metatarsophalangeal joint
Author(s) -
Marcelo Rassweiler Hardt,
Samuel Machado,
André Bergamaschi Demore,
Antônio Kim,
Leandro Marcantônio Camargo,
Carolina Claudino Barbosa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scientific journal of the foot and ankle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2595-1467
pISSN - 2595-1459
DOI - 10.30795/scijfootankle.2018.v12.758
Subject(s) - sesamoid bone , epidemiology , medicine , ankle , laterality , foot (prosody) , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , surgery , radiography , audiology , linguistics , philosophy
Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with sesamoid disorders in a sample of patients treated in the Brazilian public health system. Methods: A retrospective study was performed by reviewing the electronic charts of foot and ankle outpatient consultations over the past 5 years, analysing variables such as sex, age, occupation, ethnicity, participation in sports, laterality, and affected sesamoid (medial or lateral). Results: Abnormalities in hallucal sesamoids occur more frequently in women (63/108), during the third decade of life (56/108), and in the medial sesamoid (74/108); 65.7% of the sample with these abnormalities participated in physical activity regularly. No significant relationship was observed with laterality or occupation. Conclusion: The most commonly affected patients were females, with a mean age of 23.7 years, who participated in physical activity frequently; the right side and medial sesamoid bone were the most commonly affected sites.
Level of Evidence II; Prospective Study.