Kinematic Analysis of Patients before and after Abdominoplasty
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Background: Abdominoplasty has consistently been one of the top cosmetic procedures performed each year with a high patient satisfaction rate. Excision excess abdominal skin shown to reduce low back pain and improve posture. The effects removal would, theoretically, be demonstrated through changes in gait. This study aimed measure kinematic differences during gait obtain objective measures for abdominoplasty. Methods: Subjects were recruited from large, academic plastic surgery clinic. Patients included if they 18 years age, able walk without an assistive device or any hindrance by existing medical condition, scheduled Kinematic measurements taken before after using plug-in-gait marker set, cameras, treadmill. Pre- postoperative compared post-hoc power analysis was created. Results: Nine total patients study. Joint angles moderate differences. However, revealed few significant spatiotemporal variables. inadequate number detect significance. Conclusions: Despite literature describing subjective improvements following abdominoplasty, we unable validate this. Overall, there noticeable joint pre- postoperatively, though is too underpowered reach statistical preliminary data shows that powered larger cohort, then more generalizable conclusions could drawn.
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عنوان ژورنال: Modern Plastic Surgery
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2164-5213', '2164-5280']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/mps.2023.133009