Kinetic analysis of gait in adults with asymptomatic flatfoot

• Autorzy: Tomasiak Edyta , Wychowański Michał , Kaczmarczyk Katarzyna , Gajewski Jan

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DOI

10.37190/ABB-01966-2021-03

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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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.

Słowa kluczowe

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joint moments; asymptomatic flatfoot; stress injuries; gait kinetics

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 24, no. 1
• Strony: 59--66
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Tomasiak Edyta

• Department of Clinical Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski Academy in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

autor

Wychowański Michał

• Department of Fundamentals of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski Academy in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

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Kaczmarczyk Katarzyna

• Department of Fundamentals of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski Academy in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

autor

Gajewski Jan

• Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski Academy in Warsaw, Poland.

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