Splayfoot (Pes Transversoplanus): Drug Therapy

Therapy target

  • Reduction of pain

Therapy recommendations

  • Analgesia (analgesia) during diagnosis until definitive therapy according to WHO staging scheme:
    • Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
    • Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
    • High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
  • If necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs; anti-inflammatory drugs), e.g. acetylsalicylic acid (ASS), ibuprofen.
  • See also under “Further therapy“.