Does the Global Postural Re-Education Affect the Psychological and Postural Aspects of Alzheimer Disease Patients? A Six Months Quasi-Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasemin Todri ◽  
Orges Lena ◽  
Ardita Todri ◽  
Juan M. Fuentes

Objective: To study the implementation of Global Postural Re-education as a rehabilitative alternative in residence facilities for seniors with Alzheimer, and to verify its effect on psychological and cognitive symptoms. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was employed using month-follow-up assessments at 1,3, and 6 months respectively. Ninety elderly people participated in the composition of the study sample: 69 women and 21 men aged from 67 to 89 years (80.2 ±5.5), grouped in two phases: mild and moderate, according to Alzheimer severity. Patients in both groups received the same treatment twice a week for consecutively 24 weeks. Three follow-up medium-long term assessments were performed at intervals of 1, 3, and 6 months. Outcome measures included Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease, Barthel Index, and Tinetti Scale. Results: The severity of groups therapy interaction showed significant changes in four outcome measures as cognition [F(1,88)=60.26; p=.000; partial η2= 0.406], depression [F(1,88)=8.24; p=.005; partial η2= 0.086], life quality [F(1,88)= 10.45; p=.002; partial η2= 0.106] and equilibrium [F(1,88)= 6.96; p=.010; partial η2= 0.073]. No changes were found for autonomy [F(1,88)= 1.10; p=.297; partial η2= 0.012]. These changes between the two groups were observed at the sixth month follow-up assessment. Conclusion : Global postural reeducation could be useful as a complementary rehabilitation treatment in Alzheimer patients.

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110369
Author(s):  
Helena Kisvetrová ◽  
Jitka Tomanová ◽  
Romana Hanáčková ◽  
Peta Jane Greaves ◽  
Alison Steven

The purpose of this study was to identify any differences in the dignity evaluation of geriatric inpatients after 1 month of hospitalization in a long-term care wards (LTC) and predictors of this change. This follow-up study included 125 geriatric inpatients who filled the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI-CZ), Geriatric Depression Scale, Barthel Index, and Mini-Mental State Examination. In the initial measurement, the patients rated of PDI-CZ item “Not able to perform tasks of daily living” the worst. One month after, the items “Not able to perform tasks of daily living,” “Not able to attend to bodily functions,” and “Not feeling worthwhile or valued” were improved. Patients with higher education, for whom self-sufficiency improved and depression decreased, rated their dignity more positively 1 month after the hospitalization in LTC. Our findings suggest that these factors are important for the maintenance of the dignity of older adults hospitalized in LTC.


Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Boulahssass ◽  
Sebastien Gonfrier ◽  
Noémie Champigny ◽  
Sandra Lassalle ◽  
Eric François ◽  
...  

Todays challenge in geriatric oncology is to screen patients who need geriatric follow-up. The main goal of this study was to analyze factors that identify patients, in a large cohort of patients with solid tumors, who need more geriatric interventions and therefore specific follow-up. Between April 2012 and May 2018, 3530 consecutive patients were enrolled in the PACA EST cohort (France). A total of 3140 patients were finally enrolled in the study. A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) was performed at baseline. We analyzed the associations between factors at baseline (geriatric and oncologic factors) and the need to perform more than three geriatric interventions. The mean age of the population was 82 years old with 59% of patients aged older than 80 years old. A total of 8819 geriatric interventions were implemented for the 3140 patients. The percentage of patients with three or more geriatric interventions represented 31.8% (n = 999) of the population. In multivariate analyses, a Mini Nutritional assessment (MNA) <17, an MNA ≤23·5 and ≥17, a performans status (PS) >2, a dependence on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) ≥5, a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) <24, and a Screening tool G8 ≤14 were independent risk factors associated with more geriatric interventions. Factors associated with more geriatric interventions could assist practitioners in selecting patients for specific geriatric follow-up.


2021 ◽  
pp. jnnp-2021-326043
Author(s):  
Alis Heshmatollah ◽  
Lisanne J. Dommershuijsen ◽  
Lana Fani ◽  
Peter J. Koudstaal ◽  
M. Arfan Ikram ◽  
...  

ObjectiveAlthough knowledge on poststroke cognitive and functional decline is increasing, little is known about the possible decline of these functions before stroke. We determined the long-term trajectories of cognition and daily functioning before and after stroke.MethodsBetween 1990 and 2016, we repeatedly assessed cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), 15-Word Learning, Letter–Digit Substitution, Stroop, Verbal Fluency, Purdue Pegboard) and basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL) in 14 712 participants within the population-based Rotterdam Study. Incident stroke was assessed through continuous monitoring of medical records until 2018. We matched participants with incident stroke to stroke-free participants (1:3) based on sex and birth year. Trajectories of cognition and daily functioning of patients who had a stroke 10 years before and 10 years after stroke and the corresponding trajectories of stroke-free individuals were constructed using adjusted linear mixed effects models.ResultsDuring a mean follow-up of 12.5±6.8 years, a total of 1662 participants suffered a first-ever stroke. Patients who had a stroke deviated from stroke-free controls up to 10 years before stroke diagnosis in cognition and daily functioning. Significant deviations before stroke were seen in scores of MMSE (6.4 years), Stroop (5.7 years), Purdue Pegboard (3.8 years) and BADL and IADL (2.2 and 3.0 years, respectively).ConclusionPatients who had a stroke have steeper declines in cognition and daily functioning up to 10 years before their first-ever stroke compared with stroke-free individuals. Our findings suggest that accumulating intracerebral pathology already has a clinical impact before stroke.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Φωτούλα Μπαμπάτσικου

Με δεδομένη τη γήρανση του Ελληνικού πληθυσμού, αντικείμενο της διατριβής αυτής αποτέλεσε η αξιολόγηση της κατάστασης υγείας των ηλικιωμένων και η μελέτη παραγόντων που ενδέχεται να επηρεάζουν ορισμένες συχνές νοσολογικές καταστάσεις στην τρίτη ηλικία. Η έρευνα πραγματοποιήθηκε σε τέσσερα Κ.Α.Π.Η. της Αττικής. Μελετήθηκαν 426 άτομα, 245 γυναίκες και 181 άνδρες, ηλικίας 60 ετών και άνω. Η συλλογή των στοιχείων έγινε με συνέντευξη με τους ηλικιωμένους για συλλογή δεδομένων σχετικών με το ιατρικό ιστορικό, τον τρόπο ζωής και τις διατροφικές συνήθειες. Χρησιμοποιήθηκε ένα κοινό βασικό ερωτηματολόγιο και ένα ειδικό κατά φύλο ερωτηματολόγιο ανδρών ή γυναικών. Έγινε εκτίμηση της διανοητικής εγρήγορσης με τη χρήση της κλίμακας Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) και της θυμικής κατάστασης με την κλίμακα Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15). Μετρήθηκε επίσης η αρτηριακή πίεση των ατόμων της έρευνας καθώς και βασικοί σωματομετρικοί δείκτες. Τα κυριότερα ευρήματα της μελέτης είναι τα ακόλουθα: • Σχεδόν τα δύο τρίτα των γυναικών (63,3%) μπορούν να χαρακτηριστούν παχύσαρκες, ενώ το αντίστοιχο ποσοστό στους άνδρες είναι 41,4%. Είναι προφανές ότι η παχυσαρκία, που περιγράφεται πια ως σημαντικό πρόβλημα των Ελλήνων, αφορά και τους ηλικιωμένους. • Η διατροφή των ηλικιωμένων δεν απέχει πολύ από την παραδοσιακή Μεσογειακή διατροφή, αφού στο διαιτολόγιο δεσπόζουν τα λαχανικά, τα φρούτα, τα δημητριακά και το ελαιόλαδο. Εντούτοις, παρατηρείται αυξημένη κατανάλωση κρέατος και σχετικά χαμηλή κατανάλωση ψαριών. • Η σωματική δραστηριότητα των ατόμων του δείγματος ήταν γενικά περιορισμένη και η συστηματική άθληση ελάχιστη. • Περισσότερα από τα δύο τρίτα των ανδρών υπήρξαν ή είναι καπνιστές, αν και μόνο 13,8% συνεχίζουν να καπνίζουν. Αντίθετα, στις γυναίκες λιγότερο από το ένα τέταρτο υπήρξαν ή είναι καπνίστριες, αλλά οι μισές από αυτές εξακολουθούν να καπνίζουν. • Σχεδόν δύο τρίτα των ανδρών (64,1%) και σχεδόν ένα τέταρτο των γυναικών (24,5%) ανέφεραν γενετήσια δραστηριότητα στη διάρκεια του έτους που προηγήθηκε. • Περισσότεροι από 20% τόσο των ανδρών όσο και των γυναικών ανέφεραν διαγνωσμένο σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, ενώ όσον αφορά το ιστορικό στεφανιαίας νόσου και αγγειακού εγκεφαλικού επεισοδίου, τα αντίστοιχα ποσοστά στους άνδρες ήταν 27,6% και 10,5%, και στις γυναίκες 10,2% και 5,3%. Στους άνδρες, το ποσοστό των υπερτασικών ήταν 72,9% και στις γυναίκες 77,1%. Περισσότερες γυναίκες (37,1%) παρά άνδρες (26,5%) ανέφεραν ένα ή περισσότερα κατάγματα οστών. Περίπου οι μισοί άνδρες (45,3%) ανέφεραν διαγνωσμένη υπερπλασία του προστάτη. • Η βαθμολόγηση στην κλίμακα MMSE περίπου ενός στους δέκα ηλικιωμένους (9,4% μεταξύ των ανδρών και 9,8% μεταξύ των γυναικών) ήταν δηλωτική ουσιαστικής γνωσιακής έκπτωσης. • Τριπλάσιο ποσοστό γυναικών (18,4%) σε σχέση με τους άνδρες (6,1%) εμφάνιζαν στοιχεία σοβαρής κατάθλιψης με βάση την απόδοσή τους στην κλίμακα GDS-15. Διάφορες παράμετροι υγείας ή νοσηρότητας εξετάστηκαν ως εξαρτημένες μεταβλητές σε πολυπαραγοντικές εξαρτήσεις είτε απλής γραμμικής μορφής (simple linear regression) για εξαρτημένες μεταβλητές συνεχούς ποσοστικού χαρακτήρα, είτε λογαριθμικής μορφής (logistic regression) για ποιοτικές κατηγορικές μεταβλητές. Μεταξύ των ευρημάτων που αναδείχθηκαν σημειώνονται τα ακόλουθα: • Τα κατάγματα είναι συχνότερα στις γυναίκες παρά στους άνδρες, καθώς και σε άτομα χαμηλότερης εκπαίδευσης. Το κάπνισμα, είτε ως ενδεικτικό ενός πιο «ριψοκίνδυνου» τρόπου ζωής ή λόγω της αρνητικής συσχέτισής του με τα επίπεδα ορισμένων στεροειδών ορμονών, σχετίζεται σε βαθμό στατιστικά σημαντικό με το ιστορικό καταγμάτων. • Η συχνότητα υπέρτασης αυξάνεται σε συνάρτηση με την ηλικία σε βαθμό στατιστικά σημαντικό, ενώ υπάρχει ένδειξη ότι η κατανάλωση ελαιολάδου σχετίζεται αρνητικά με την αρτηριακή υπέρταση (p~0,074). • Υπάρχει στατιστικά σημαντική αρνητική σχέση μεταξύ υπερπλασίας του προστάτη και αναφοράς οργασμού(-ων) κατά το τελευταίο έτος, η οποία βέβαια μπορεί να αξιολογηθεί μόνο ως συσχέτιση και όχι ως αιτιότητα. Η αυξημένη πρόσληψη προστιθέμενων λιπιδίων, μετά από προτύπωση για την προσλαμβανόμενη ενέργεια, αυξάνει την πιθανότητα υπερπλασίας του προστάτη. Από πρόσθετες αναλύσεις προκύπτει ότι τα πρόσθετα λιπίδια τα οποία σχετίζονται θετικά με την υπερπλασία του προστάτη είναι τα κορεσμένα ζωϊκά λίπη, με σχετικό κίνδυνο 2,59 για αύξηση της συχνότητας κατανάλωσης βουτύρου κατά μία φορά την ημέρα (p~0.032). Αξιοσημείωτη είναι η αρνητική σχέση μεταξύ φυσικής δραστηριότητας και υπερπλασίας του προστάτη, μολονότι στα δεδομένα αυτά δεν είναι στατιστικά σημαντική (p~0,103). • Αναμενόμενη είναι η αναφερόμενη μείωση γενετήσιας δραστηριότητας σε μεγαλύτερες ηλικίες. Η γενετήσια δραστηριότητα παρουσιάζει τάση μείωσης σε συνάρτηση με το κάπνισμα (p~0.189), ενώ παρατηρείται ενδεικτική θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ χοληστερόλης του αίματος και διατήρησης γενετήσιας δραστηριότητας. • Προϊούσης της ηλικίας υπάρχει μείωση της διανοητικής ικανότητας (p<10⁻³), η οποία σχετίζεται θετικά με το επίπεδο εκπαίδευσης (p<10⁻³) και αρνητικά με το βαθμό κατάθλιψης (p~0,002). Ούτε η συγκατοίκηση, ούτε το κάπνισμα φαίνεται να έχουν σχέση με τη διανοητική ικανότητα. • Ο βαθμός κατάθλιψης είναι σημαντικότερος στις γυναίκες παρά στους άνδρες (p<10⁻³) και είναι μεγαλύτερος σε άτομα που ζουν μόνα τους (p~0,001). Συμπερασματικά, με βάση την έρευνα αυτή, διαπιστώθηκαν ο υψηλός επιπολασμός της παχυσαρκίας, του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, της αρτηριακής υπέρτασης της στεφανιαίας νόσου και, μεταξύ των ανδρών, της καλοήθους υπερπλασίας του προστάτη μεταξύ των ηλικιωμένων Ελλήνων. Σε έρευνες επιπολασμού, όπως αυτή, δεν μπορεί να συνεκτιμηθεί με αξιοπιστία η συχνότητα των κακοήθων νεοπλασιών, αφού η μεγάλη θνητότητα και η βραχύτερη επιβίωση δημιουργούν αρνητική επιλογή και ποικίλο βαθμό υποεκτίμησης ανά είδος καρκίνου. Μεταξύ των περιπατητικών και κοινωνικά λειτουργικών ατόμων του δείγματός μας, περίπου ένας στους δέκα εμφανίζουν σημαντικό βαθμό γνωσιακής υπολειματικότητας, ενώ σημαντικό ποσοστό γυναικών και μικρότερο ποσοστό μεταξύ των ανδρών έχουν εκδηλώσεις κατάθλιψης. Η διατροφή των ηλικιωμένων είναι από ποιοτική άποψη ικανοποιητική, μολονότι θα ήταν επιθυμητή η μείωση των προσλαμβανόμενων ζωϊκών πρωτεϊνών και η αύξηση των σύνθετων υδατανθράκων. Ελάχιστοι ηλικιωμένοι έχουν επιθυμητά επίπεδα φυσικής δραστηριότητας και το γεγονός αυτό συμβάλει στους υψηλούς δείκτες παχυσαρκίας. Περίπου 12% των ηλικιωμένων παραμένουν ενεργοί καπνιστές, ενώ τα δύο τρίτα των ανδρών και το ένα τέταρτο των γυναικών αναφέρουν ενεργό ερωτική ζωή. Αρκετοί τεκμηριωμένοι παράγοντες κινδύνου για μια σειρά από τα υψηλού επιπολασμού νοσήματα αναδεικνύονται στην έρευνα αυτή και επιτρέπουν τη διαμόρφωση προτεραιοτήτων δημόσιας υγείας σε έναν πληθυσμό σαν τον Ελληνικό, μεγάλο και αυξανόμενο ποσοστό του οποίου κατατάσσεται στην τρίτη ηλικία.


2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Areza Fegyveres ◽  
Ana Paula Formigoni ◽  
Cláudia Sellitto Porto ◽  
Maria Teresa Carthery Goulart ◽  
Mirna Lie Hosogi Senaha ◽  
...  

Abstract The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with the Proxy (IQCODE) was developed as a screening tool for cognition alterations. Objectives: 1) To verify the applicability of IQCODE in the elderly with limited schooling, 2) To verify the reliability of the responses supplied by the aged and their proxies. Methods: Individuals of a Community Group were evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), IQCODE and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The IQCODE was applied to informants and proxies. Results: We analyzed 44 individuals, aged between 58-82 years (M=66.8, SD=5.97) with mean elderly-schooling level of 3.75, SD=2.82 and 44 proxies aged 44.5 (SD=13.3), with mean schooling level of 8.25 (SD=4.3). The mean GDS was 8.22, SD=4.90 and 13 participants presented a score suggestive of depressive symptoms. The mean elderly IQCODE score was 3.26, SD=0.69 and 3.21, SD=0.65, for proxy responses. There was no statistical difference between these means. On the MMSE, the mean score was 24.20, SD=4.14 and 18 participants presented scores below the cut-off. The IQCODE answers by the elderly in this latter group were more congruent with MMSE than the answers of proxies. Conclusions: The applicability of the IQCODE in a population with little schooling was verified in that the proxy-report was similar to the elderly report. We can affirm that the elderly answers were more accurate than the proxies, as they were closer to MMSE score. The inclusion of a greater number of participants from community-dwelling settings is necessary to confirm the results obtained in this study.


2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane McCusker ◽  
Martin G. Cole ◽  
Philippe Voyer ◽  
Johanne Monette ◽  
Nathalie Champoux ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTBackground:Depression is a common problem in long-term care (LTC) settings. We sought to characterize depression symptom trajectories over six months among older residents, and to identify resident characteristics at baseline that predict symptom trajectory.Methods:This study was a secondary analysis of data from a six-month prospective, observational, and multi-site study. Severity of depressive symptoms was assessed with the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline and with up to six monthly follow-up assessments. Participants were 130 residents with a Mini-Mental State Examination score of 15 or more at baseline and of at least two of the six monthly follow-up assessments. Individual resident GDS trajectories were grouped using hierarchical clustering. The baseline predictors of a more severe trajectory were identified using the Proportional Odds Model.Results:Three clusters of depression symptom trajectory were found that described “lower,” “intermediate,” and “higher” levels of depressive symptoms over time (mean GDS scores for three clusters at baseline were 2.2, 4.9, and 9.0 respectively). The GDS scores in all groups were generally stable over time. Baseline predictors of a more severe trajectory were as follows: Initial GDS score of 7 or more, female sex, LTC residence for less than 12 months, and corrected visual impairment.Conclusions:The six-month course of depressive symptoms in LTC is generally stable. Most residents who experience a more severe symptom trajectory can be identified at baseline.


Author(s):  
Tiit Mathiesen ◽  
Petter Förander ◽  
David Pettersson

Sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) is the commonest tumour of the cerebellopontine angle and comprise 6–8% of all intracranial tumours. The incidence varies between 12 and 20 cases per million inhabitants and years in different reports; a large minority of these tumours grow during follow-up. Treatment options include wait and scan, microsurgery, radiosurgery, and radiotherapy. Micro- and radiosurgery are well validated to offer long-term tumour control, but patients may suffer from hearing deficit and facial nerve paresis. Unexpectedly, long-term life quality is more affected by vertigo and headaches. Other cranial nerve schwannomas cause symptoms depending on the affected nerves and respond to the same therapies when treatment is indicated.


Psico ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Luis Henrique Paloski ◽  
Adriano Medeiros da Cunha ◽  
Camila Rosa de Oliveira ◽  
Marianne Farina ◽  
Valéria Gonzatti ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to investigate the association of age and education in the performance of cognitively preserved older adults in the d2 Sustained-Attention Test, and to compare the results of different age groups and levels of schooling in this instrument. The sample was composed of 211 adults, 60 years of age or older, who were not institutionalized, and who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Mini Mental State Examination, the Geriatric Depression Scale (short form), and the d2 Test. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, partial correlations, multiple linear regression and one-way ANOVA. The results of partial correlations and multiple linear regression showed that age and years of schooling demonstrated significant associations with all d2 Test scores, with age being the predictive variable that showed the greatest influence on the performance of the older adults. Comparison of performance in the d2 Test among the six groups according to the distribution by age group (60-69 years and 70 years or more) and by levels of schooling (primary, secondary and higher) showed that younger adults with a higher level of schooling scored better on the d2 Test, suggesting the need for normative data studies for this population.***Idade e escolaridade são preditoras de desempenho de adultos idosos no Teste d2?***O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a associação da idade e da escolaridade com o desempenho de idosos cognitivamente preservados no Teste d2 de Atenção Concentrada, além de comparar os resultados de diferentes grupos etários e de níveis de escolaridade nesse instrumento. Participaram 211 adultos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, não institucionalizados, que responderam a uma ficha de dados sociodemográficos, ao Mini Exame do Estado Mental, à Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (versão reduzida), e ao Teste d2. A análise dos dados foi conduzida por meio de estatística descritiva, correlações parciais, regressão linear múltipla e ANOVA de uma via (one-way ANOVA). Os resultados das correlações parciais e da regressão linear múltipla revelaram que a idade e os anos de escolaridade demonstraram associações significativas com todos os escores do Teste d2, sendo a idade a variável preditora que demonstrou maior influência no desempenho dos idosos. A comparação de desempenho no teste d2 entre os seis grupos conforme distribuição por faixa etária (60-69 anos e 70 anos ou mais) e por níveis de escolaridade (fundamental, médio e superior) demonstrou que os idosos mais jovens e com maior nível de escolaridade apresentam melhores pontuações no Teste d2, sugerindo a necessidade de estudos de dados normativos para essa população.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 87-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdal Albayrak ◽  
Sait Ozturk ◽  
Emre Durdag ◽  
Ömer Ayden

ABSTRACT Background: Aim of this paper is to recall the surgical technique used in the recurrent lumbar disc herniations (LDHs) and to share our experiences. Materials and Methods: Out of series of 1115 patients who underwent operations for LDH between 2006 and 2013, 70 patients underwent re-operations, which were included in this study. During surgery, lateral decompression performed over the medial facet joint to the superior facet joint border was seen after widening the laminectomy defect, and microdiscectomy was performed. The demographic findings of the patients, their complaints in admission to hospital, the level of operation, the condition of dural injury, the first admission in the prospective analysis, and their quality of life were evaluated through the Oswestry scoring during their postoperative 1st, 3rd, 6th-month and 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th-year follow-up. In the statical analysis, Friedman test was performed for the comparison of the Oswestry scores and Siegel Castellan test was used for the paired nonparametrical data. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Considering the Oswestry Index during the follow-ups, the values in the postoperative early period and follow-ups were seen to be significantly lower than those at the time of admission to hospital (P < 0.05). None of the patients, who re-operated by microdiscectomy, presented with iatrogenic instability in 7 years follow-up period. Conclusion: Microdiscectomy performed through a proper technique in the re-operation of recurrent disc herniations eases complaints and improves the quality of life. Long-term follow-ups are required for more accurate results.


Author(s):  
Kenny Lauf ◽  
Jari Dahmen ◽  
J. Nienke Altink ◽  
Sjoerd A. S. Stufkens ◽  
Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine multiple return to sport rates, long-term clinical outcomes and safety for subtalar arthroscopy for sinus tarsi syndrome. Methods Subtalar arthroscopies performed for sinus tarsi syndrome between 2013 and 2018 were analyzed. Twenty-two patients were assessed (median age: 28 (IQR 20–40), median follow-up 60 months (IQR 42–76). All patients were active in sports prior to the injury. The primary outcome was the return to pre-injury type of sport rate. Secondary outcomes were time and rate of return to any type of sports, return to performance and to improved performance. Clinical outcomes consisted of Numerous Rating Scale of pain, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score, 36-item Short Form Survey and complications and re-operations. Results Fifty-five percent of the patients returned to their preoperative type of sport at a median time of 23 weeks post-operatively (IQR 9.0–49), 95% of the patients returned to any type and level sport at a median time of 12 weeks post-operatively (IQR 4.0–39), 18% returned to their preoperative performance level at a median time of 25 weeks post-operatively (IQR 8.0–46) and 5% returned to improved performance postoperatively at 28 weeks postoperatively (one patient). Median NRS in rest was 1.0 (IQR 0.0–4.0), 2.0 during walking (IQR 0.0–5.3) during walking, 3.0 during running (IQR 1.0–8.0) and 2.0 during stair-climbing (IQR 0.0–4.5). The summarized FAOS score was 62 (IQR 50–90). The median SF-36 PCSS and the MCSS were 46 (IQR 41–54) and 55 (IQR 49–58), respectively. No complications and one re-do subtalar arthroscopy were reported. Conclusion Six out of ten patients with sinus tarsi syndrome returned to their pre-injury type of sport after being treated with a subtalar arthroscopy. Subtalar arthroscopy yields effective outcomes at long-term follow-up concerning patient-reported outcome measures in athletic population, with favorable return to sport level, return to sport time, clinical outcomes and safety outcome measures. Level of evidence IV.


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