The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of continuous wound infiltration with ropivacaine in comparison to standard pain management after elective distal metatarsal osteotomy for postoperative pain control. The primary outcome parameters of this study were average pain and peak pain level on the verbal numeric rating scale (NRS; 1-10, higher numbers indicating increasing pain level) during the first 48 hours after surgery. The secondary outcome parameters included postoperative rescue opioid consumption, clinical outcome (AOFAS forefoot score, ROM of MTP joint of the greater toe), incidence of postoperative complications, and patient satisfaction with surgery on a numeric rating scale (1-10).
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of continuous wound infiltration with ropivacaine in comparison to standard pain management after elective distal metatarsal osteotomy for postoperative pain control.