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Abstract

Background:

Many patient factors have been associated with higher or lower expectations of orthopedic surgery. In foot and ankle surgery, the diverse diagnoses seen may also influence expectations. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between diagnosis and patients’ preoperative expectations of elective foot and ankle surgery.

Methods:

Two hundred seventy-eight patients undergoing elective foot or ankle surgery for 1 of 7 common diagnoses were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Preoperative expectations were assessed with the Hospital for Special Surgery Foot & Ankle Surgery Expectations Survey. Patients also completed the Foot & Ankle Outcome Score, Short Form 12, pain visual analog scale, and questionnaires for depressive and anxiety symptoms. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Patient factors and diagnosis were analyzed using multivariate regression analysis to identify independent predictors of higher expectations and determine the effect of diagnosis relative to other patient factors on expectations.

Results:

The multivariate regression analysis adjusting for demographics and other clinical characteristics showed that diagnosis contributed the most to the model, accounting for 10.5% of the variation in expectations survey scores. Patients with mid- or hindfoot arthritis (P < .001), hallux valgus (P = .001), or hallux rigidus (P = .005) had lower scores (lower expectations) than those with ankle instability or osteochondral lesion. In the model, female sex (P = .001), non-Caucasian race (P = .031), and lower scores on the Foot & Ankle Outcome Score daily activities subscale (P = .024) were associated with higher scores.

Conclusions:

Diagnosis of ankle instability or osteochondral lesion, female sex, non-Caucasian race, and lower Foot & Ankle Outcome Score daily activities subscale score were all associated with higher expectations. These findings may help inform and guide surgeons as they counsel patients preoperatively.

Level of Evidence:

Level II, cross-sectional study.

Keywords

patient expectations foot and ankle surgery patient satisfaction

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Influence of Diagnosis and Other Factors on Patients’ Expectations of Foot and Ankle Surgery

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