Changes in the parameters of gait after a mechanical debridement of a plantar callosities.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Plantar callosities are a common cause of pain in the forefoot and also a cause of alterations in plantar pressure. Mechanical debridement with a scalpel can relieve pain and increase functional capacity.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of the study was to analyse if debridement of plantar callosities and corns modify walking.

METHODS:

Thirty four patients with plantar foot pain due to callosities and corns, and up to 5 in the visual analogical scale (VAS) of pain, (20 women, age 29 ± 11.57 years) were analysed by taking into account the changes of their gait. The outcome measurement was the VAS scale and the Win-track system, cycle of the gait(milliseconds), angle(degrees), cadence(number/minutes) and step(centimetres) were measured, 24 h before and after the debridement with a scalpel.

RESULTS:

There were significant differences in foot pain (mean 67.7, p < 0.001) but there were no significant differences in measures of gait variables before the debridement of the callosities, and 24 h after the procedure, being all those above 0.05.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our study shows that the debridement with scalpel does not change the variables of the gait 24 h after the procedure.

• Authors: Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Irene Garcia-Paya, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila, Joaquin Paez-Moguer, Jose Antonio Cervera-Marin
• Journal: Journal of tissue viability (J Tissue Viability) Vol. 24 Issue 1 Pg. 12-6 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 0965-206X [Print] England
• PMID: 25592915 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Tissue Viability Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adult
• Callosities (surgery)
• Debridement
• Female
• Foot Diseases (surgery)
• Gait (physiology)
• Humans
• Male