Table 2. A summary of procedures performed in various studies.
EDB: extensor digitorum brevis
| Study | Excision (No. of feet) | Arthrodesis (No. of feet) | Materials used for interposition |
| Andreason et al [3] | 24 | 0 | None |
| Moyes et al [7] | 19 | 2 | 10: EDB, 3: None |
| El Shazly et al [8] | 12 | 0 | Synthetic graft |
| Alter et al [9] | 17 | 0 | EDB |
| Mubarak et al [10] | 96 | 0 | Fat |
| Cohen et al [11] | 13 | 0 | EDB |
| Gonzalez et al [12] | 75 | 0 | EDB |
| Mitchell et al [13] | 42 | 0 | None |
| Swiontkowski et al [14] | 39 | 5 | EDB |
| Chambers et al [15] | 30 | 1 | EDB |
| Ignis et al [16] | 16 | 0 | EDB |
| Total | 354 | 8 |