We hypothesized an association between foot type, foot deformity, and foot ulceration and conducted an analysis of a well-characterized, high-risk diabetic population of 398 subjects. The average age was 62 years of age and 74% of the study population were males. Foot-type distributions were 19.5% pes cavus (high arch), 51.5% neutrally aligned (normal arch), and 29.0% pes planus (low arch). We ...

BACKGROUND While the congenital clubfoot deformity is a common deformity recorded in Uganda, the incidence of the condition had never been accurately determined. The objective of this study was to measure the overall incidence of congenital clubfoot deformity in a representative sample of births. METHODS A study of all babies born with foot anomalies took place from March 2006 to October 2007...

footdrop is a relatively common deficit among the neurological disorders, which has different causes with various levels of involvement in neuromuscular system, including central nervous system (brain cortex, spinal cord), fifth lumbar root, peripheral nerves and muscles. peroneal nerve injury at the fibular head has been reported to the most common cause of foot drop, which can be due to infar...

PURPOSE Correct foot structure is important due to locomotion and postural stability. The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between morphological foot structure and balance indices in a quiet standing position in women over 65 years of age. METHODS The study included 116 women aged 65-90 years. The mean age was 70.6 ± 8.4 years and BMI 29.1 ± 3.4 m/kg2. The measured indices...

The majority of foot ulcers appear to result from minor trauma in the presence of sensory neuropathy. This best describes the critical triad most commonly seen in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: peripheral sensory neuropathy, deformity, and trauma. All three of these risk factors are present in 65% of diabetic foot ulcers. Calluses, edema, and peripheral vascular disease have also been iden...

Methods 14 JIA patients with a history of foot disease and 10 healthy controls were recruited. Participants underwent 3D gait analysis, plantar foot pressure and spatio-temporal gait evaluation. Each participant completed the Juvenile Arthritis Foot Disability Index (JAFI) and CHAQ. US scores for effusions and synovial hypertrophy, tender/swollen foot joint counts, and deformity scores were rec...

INTRODUCTION Planovalgus (PV), a combination of pes planus (flat foot) and hindfoot eversion (valgus), is the most common foot deformity in ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP) patients and accounts for between 25-30% of all surgical procedures in children with CP. Despite the prevalence little research has been undertaken to quantify the extent of deviation in foot pathology compared to normal. Quan...

Entrapment neuropathies of the fibular nerve and its branches are often underdiagnosed due to the lack of reliable diagnosis using clinical examination and electrophysiologic evaluation. Most fibular nerve compressions may be classified into 2 broad categories: (a) mechanical causes, which occur at fibrous or fibro-osseous tunnels, and (b) dynamic causes related to nerve injury during specific ...