Medial sesamoid position in moderate to severe hallux valgus: Correlation between three radiographic measurements.

J Orthop Sci

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Published: March 2024

Background: In hallux valgus surgery, it is essential to accurately assess the position of the sesamoids both pre- and postoperatively. Weight-bearing foot anteroposterior, tangential sesamoid, and semi-weight-bearing computed tomography axial views are radiographic methods used to assess the medial sesamoid position. This study aimed to measure the medial sesamoid position and evaluate the correlation between these three radiographic methods.

Methods: This retrospective study comprised 59 feet from 49 patients who underwent hallux valgus surgery. The mean age of patients was 54.6 (range, 22-70) years. We took preoperative and postoperative measurements using the weight-bearing anteroposterior, tangential sesamoid, and semi-weight-bearing computed tomography axial views to assess the medial sesamoid position.

Results: The mean grades of the medial sesamoid position preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively were 2.5 and 0.8, 1.6 and 0.4, and 1.3 and 0.3 points based on the anteroposterior, tangential sesamoid, and computed tomography axial views, respectively (P < 0.001). Preoperatively, there was a strong positive correlation between the computed tomography axial and tangential sesamoid views (P < 0.001, r = 0.645) and anteroposterior and computed tomography axial views (P < 0.001, r = 0.468). In contrast, the tangential sesamoid and anteroposterior views showed a weak positive correlation (P = 0.03, r = 0.283). Six months postoperatively, there was a positive correlation between the computed tomography axial and tangential sesamoid views (P < 0.001, r = 0.473), anteroposterior and computed tomography axial views (P < 0.001, r = 0.470), and tangential sesamoid and anteroposterior views (P < 0.001, r = 0.480).

Conclusions: We observed that the anteroposterior view exhibited a higher degree of medial sesamoid position displacement than the computed tomography axial and tangential sesamoid views. For the preoperative evaluation of the medial sesamoid position, the correlation between the computed tomography axial and tangential sesamoid views was stronger than that between the tangential sesamoid and anteroposterior views. However, all three views showed strong correlations postoperatively.

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