Research Article
Effect of Weight-Bearing in Conservative and Operative Management of Fractures of the Base of the Fifth Metatarsal Bone
| | | Late weight-bearing (40) | Early weight-bearing (46) | Conservative Tx (20)
23.3% | Operative Tx (20)
23.3% | Conservative Tx (24)
27.9% | Operative Tx (22)
25.6% |
| | Clinical union (weeks) | 7.9 (6.2–15.0) | 6.9 (6.1–8.0) | 6.8 (5.5–14.3) | 6.1 (5.1–7.3) | | Bone resorption (cases) | 5 (25%) | 4 (20%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (9%) | | AOFAS score (1/3/6 months) | 77.1/88.4/94.7 | 72.2/82.3/96.6 | 73.4/84.2/97.8 | 75.2/89.9/99.1 | | VAS score (1/3/6 months) | 2.5/1.9/0.3 | 3.7/2.3/0.3 | 3.3/1.2/0.6 | 2.9/1.8/0 | | Complications | 1 delayed union | - | 1 delayed union | - |
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AOFAS: American Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Society; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.
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