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BACKGROUND: Pain provocation tests are recommended for assessing pain severity and as an outcome measure for individuals with patellar tendinopathy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate floor and ceiling effects, sensitivity to change, and responsiveness cut-offs of two provocative load tests among athletes with patellar tendinopathy. METHODS: Athletes (N = 41) performed six repetitions for the single leg decline squat (SLDS) and resisted knee extension (KE) at baseline and 12 weeks. Participants rated their pain during each test on a visual analog scale (VAS). Sensitivity to change was assessed by calculating effect size (ES) and the standardized response mean (SRM). The responsiveness cut-offs were assessed using a combination of anchor and distribution- based methods to determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for each test. RESULTS: A floor or ceiling effect was observed in only a small number of participants for both tests except for KE, for which approximately one third of participants had a floor effect at week 12. There was higher sensitivity to change for SLDS (ES: 1.93/SRM: 1.43) compared with KE (ES:0.96/SRM: 1.09). The MCID corresponded to a decrease of 1.6 points for SLDS and 1.0 for KE, while the distribution-based method estimated 1.2 points for SLDS and 1.1 for KE. CONCLUSION: This study found moderate to high sensitivity to change and established MCID values for the SLDS and KE test in athletes with patellar tendinopathy before and after rehabilitation. Both tests may be useful as pain on loading outcomes as athletes progress with their rehabilitation, but the KE test results in higher floor effects and has lower sensitivity to change.

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Introducción: Las técnicas para corregir las deformidades del hallux incluyen osteotomías metatarsianas y falángicas. Las osteo-tomías sobre la falange proximal corrigen el DASA y el ángulo interfalángico. Sin embargo, no se han publicado las indicaciones para la osteotomía de la falange distal. El objetivo de este artículo es comunicar la técnica y las indicaciones de la osteotomía percutánea de la falange distal del hallux, y evaluar los resultados de una serie de casos. materiales y métodos: Se analizaron 14 pies en los que se realizó una osteotomía de la falange distal del hallux para corregir una deformidad. Se midieron el DASA, la oblicuidad interfalángica y el ángulo falange distal-interfalángico en las radiografías. La técnica quirúrgica fue percutánea con control fluoroscópico. Los resultados se evaluaron mediante las escalas analógica visual de dolor y AOFAS. Seguimiento medio: 52 meses. Resultados: 13 pies de mujeres y un pie de hombre. Edad promedio: 58 años. Los resultados clínico y estético fueron excelentes, con alivio del dolor. Mejoría de la escala AOFAS: promedio 37 puntos. Análisis comparativo de ángulos preoperatorios y posoperatorios: DASA (p = 0,01), excepto cuando se aisló de la muestra a los pacientes con osteotomía tipo Akin (p = 0,33); ángulos F2-IF y F2-MTF (p <0,00001). Se registraron las complicaciones. Conclusiones: En la deformidad en valgo de la falange distal del hallux sintomática, se debe considerar una osteotomía correctora sola o asociada a osteotomía de la falange proximal. La osteotomía percutánea de la falange distal es un método eficaz, seguro y rápido. Nivel de Evidencia: IV

Introduction. There are many techniques to correct the hallux deformity. Most of them include metatarsal and/or phalanx osteotomies. The Akin osteotomy of the proximal phalanx is used to correct the distal articular set angle (DASA), or the interphalangeal angle. However, indications for the distal phalanx osteotomy remain unpublished. The aim of this study is to communicate the technique of performing and the indications for percutaneous osteotomy of the distal phalanx of the hallux, and evaluate the results of a cases series. Materials and methods. We report 14 cases in which distal phalangeal osteotomy was performed. Radiographic measurements were performed on dorsal-plantar view foot, to analyze distal articular set angle (DASA), interphalangeal obliquity, and F2-IP angle. Surgical technique was performed by minimally incision surgery. The clinical and functional results were evaluate by the visual analogue scale pain, and the AOFAS score. Mean follow-up was 52 months. Results. The clinical result for all the patients was excellent, pain was relieved and deformities corrected. Pre- and post-operative comparative angles: DASA (p: 0.01), except when isolated from the sample for Akin-type osteotomy (p: 0.33). Angle F2-IF and angle F2-MTF (p: <0.00001). The patients where highly satisfied with both the aesthetic and functional results. Complications were registered. Conclusion. In the symptomatic hallux´s distal phalanx deformity a corrective distal phalanx osteotomy should be considered alone, or associated with the osteotomy of the proximal phalanx. Percutaneous distal phalanx osteotomy is an effective, safe, and fast procedure. Level of Evidence: IV

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