TABLE XIII.
Rate of Reoperation Other Than Hardware Removal by Surgery Type
| Surgery Type | No. of Studies (N = 92) | No. of Patients (N = 6,040) | Total No. of Patients Affected | % of Patients Affected (95% CI) | I2 | P Value* |
| Distal osteotomy | 37 (40.2%) | 3,137 (51.9%) | 107 | 1.3 (0.5-2.4) | 80% | <0.001 |
| Proximal osteotomy | 15 (16.3%) | 649 (10.7%) | 24 | 2.4 (1-4.5) | 50% | 0.014 |
| Shaft osteotomy | 9 (9.8%) | 515 (8.5%) | 16 | 2.2 (0.2-6.3) | 80% | <0.001 |
| Joint hemiresection | 4 (4.3%) | 229 (3.8%) | 6 | 2 (0.1-6.1) | 60% | 0.08 |
| Simple bunionectomy | 7 (7.6%) | 393 (6.5%) | 28 | 5.5 (1.4-12.2) | 80% | <0.001 |
| Shaft and Akin osteotomies | 4 (4.3%) | 217 (3.6%) | 2 | 0.4 (0-2.3) | 40% | 0.31 |
| Proximal and Akin osteotomies | 3 (3.3%) | 273 (4.5%) | 15 | 5 (0.2-15.5) | 90% | <0.001 |
| First TMT arthrodesis† | 5 (5.4%) | 261 (4.3%) | 18 | 6.6 (3.9-9.9) | 0% | 0.65 |
| Other | 8 (8.7%) | 366 (6.1%) | 9 | 2.1 (0.9-3.8) | 0% | 0.7 |
| Total | 92 | 6,040 | 225 | 2.1 (1.4-3) | 70% | <0.001 |
*
Cochran test for heterogeneity of studies within each surgery type.
†
TMT = tarsometatarsal.