Kinetic analysis of gait in adults with asymptomatic flatfoot.
Acta Bioeng Biomech
; 24(1): 59-66, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of our study was to assess the influence of asymptomatic flatfoot on the kinetic parameters of the lower limb during gait.METHODS:
Individuals of both sexes were studied 15 women [age 25 ± 5 years] and 19 men [age 25 ± 4 years] with bilateral asymptomatic flatfoot, as well as 16 women [age 26±4 years] and 14 men [age 24 ± 3 years] with normal feet on both sides. A threedimensional VICON motion analysis system coupled with KISTLER dynamometric platforms was used to perform kinetic gait analysis.RESULTS:
Women with flatfoot showed significantly lower maximal relative moments in the ankle in the sagittal plane ( p < 0.05) and significantly lower maximal relative moments in the knee in the sagittal plane in the Terminal Stance ( p < 0.001). In men, a significant difference was found in terms of hip rotation moment in the transverse plane in the Mid Stance ( p < 0.01) men with normal feet showed moments of external rotation, while men with flatfoot generated internal rotational moments. Moreover, men with flatfoot showed significantly lower ( p < 0.01) maximal relative moments in the knee in the transverse plane in the Mid Stance.CONCLUSIONS:
Women with flatfoot have a weakened lower limb propulsion mechanism, whereas, in men with flatfoot, there is a change in the mechanics of the lower limb in the transverse plane. Our findings cast some doubt on flatfoot as a putative risk factor for stress injuries and degenerative changes in lower-limb structures, and suggest that gender differentiation should be taken into account in the analysis and therapy of flatfoot.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Bioeng Biomech
Asunto de la revista:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
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FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Polonia