For many patients, pain and functional improvement may require at least three months.
Patients should be informed of this timeline to set realistic expectations.3
MAINTAINING TOE MOTION –
- The ability to bend the big toe generally returns to baseline within two weeks of CARTIVA® Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) surgery and continues to improve over the next two years post-surgery.1,3
- The average patient’s (median) sports-related foot mobility returns to baseline by week six, and then continues to improve through year two.1
What to Expect: Recovery
Big toe arthritis occurs over time, and taking the time to recover properly is important to unlocking the benefits CARTIVA® SCI can provide. Optimal recovery could take 6 to 12 months, so be sure to discuss a recovery plan with your patient.3
SHORT-TERM EFFICACY
PAIN
Patients who received the CARTIVA® SCI reported clinically significant reductions in pain from baseline (VAS, 100 point scale).1

FUNCTION
Patients who received the CARTIVA® SCI reported improved foot and ankle function as measured by the FAAM Sport Scores from 6 weeks on.1

LONG-TERM EFFICACY
Sports Ability
Substantial, sustained, long-term improvement in sports-related
foot mobility at 5.8 years

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- Baumhauer JF, Singh D, Glazebrook M, et al. Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Centered Clinical Trial Assessing Safety and Efficacy of a Synthetic Cartilage Implant Versus First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis in Advanced Hallux Rigidus. Foot Ankle Int. 2016;37(5):457-469.
- Glazebrook, M, Blundell C, O’Dowd D, et al. Midterm Outcomes of a Synthetic Cartilage Implant for the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint in Advanced Hallux Rigidus. Foot Ankle Int. 2019;40(4):374-383.
- Baumhauer JF, Daniels T, Glazebrook M. New Technology in the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus with a Synthetic Cartilage Implant Hemiarthroplasty. Orthopedic Clinics. 2019 Jan 1;50(1):109-18.
- Data on file at Wright Medical.
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