Return to Sport After Turf Toe Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Background: The prevalence of turf toe injuries has increased in recent years. However, uncertainty remains as to how to optimally treat turf toe injuries and the implications that the severity of the injury has on outcomes, specifically return to sport (RTS). Purpose: To determine RTS based on treatment modality and to provide clinicians with additional information when comparing operative versus nonoperative treatment of turf toe injuries in athletes. Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using the PubMed/Ovid MEDLINE/PubMed Central databases (May 1964 to August 2018) per PRISMA-IPD (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Individual Participant Data) guidelines. RTS, treatment, severity of injury, athletic position, and sport were recorded and analyzed. Results: Of 858 identified studies, 12 met the criteria for the final meta-analysis. The studies included 112 athletes sustaining a total of 121 turf toe injuries; 63 (52.1%) of these injuries were treated surgically, while 58 (47.9%) were treated nonoperatively, and 53.7% were classified by the grade of injury (grade I, n = 1; grade II, n = 9; grade III, n = 55). Overall, 56 (46.3%) injuries could not be classified based on the data provided and were excluded from the final analysis. The median time to RTS for patients treated nonoperatively was 5.85 weeks (range, 3.00-8.70 weeks) compared with 14.70 weeks (range, 6.00-156.43 weeks) for patients treated surgically (P

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Vopat, M. L., Hassan, M., Poppe, T., Tarakemeh, A., Zackula, R., Mulcahey, M. K., … Vopat, B. G. (2019, October 1). Return to Sport After Turf Toe Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119875133

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