Objectives: Children aged 10 to 12 years often show dangerous maneuvers during landing, which include increased knee valgus, placing them at higher risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The study aimed investigate the relation trunk and hip kinematics with peak abduction angle single-leg landing among preadolescent female soccer players. Methods: Thirty-six players attended study. ...

551 Hallux abducto valgus is one of the most common deformities encountered in podiatric medical practice. Hallux abducto valgus, commonly referred to as a bunion, may have two components: a rigid or structural component and a dynamic or flexible one. One component usually predominates over the other. The dynamic or flexible component is reducible clinically or after lateral soft-tissue release...

Ergogenic aids have been used to alter joint kinematics in an attempt to minimise injury risk, yet the effectiveness of these aids may be compromised following a bout of exercise. This preliminary study aimed to measure the effect of compression garments and Kinesio Tape® on lower extremity joint alignment prior to and following an exercise bout. Eight male athletes (age = 24.1 ± 3.0 years, bod...

OBJECTIVES The development of tibiofemoral angle in children has shown ethnic variations. However this data is unavailable for our population. METHODS We measured the tibiofemoral angle (TFA) and intercondylar and intermalleolar distances in 360 children aged between two and 18 years, dividing them into six interrupted age group intervals: two to three years; five to six years; eight to nine ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term clinical outcomes of valgus osteotomy combined with intramedullary nail for the treatment of shepherd’s crook deformity of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. We reviewed the clinical data of 22 patients with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia that was treated at our department between January 1995 and January 2010. All 22 of the patients (23 femurs)...

The authors present the case of a 54-year-old female who developed a painful compression lesion localized to the medial aspect of the base of the distal phalanx of the great toe as a complication of hallux valgus surgery. Preoperative radiographic evaluation of the patient’s foot revealed the first ray to be longer than the second, a 12° first intermetatarsal angle, a 33° hallux abductus angle,...

PURPOSE To describe and quantify a radiological phenomenon where the distal tibial plafond appears in valgus malalignment in intra-operative fluoroscopy owing to 15 degrees craniocaudal angulation of the X-ray beam. METHODS The lateral distal tibial angle (LDTA) of 14 male and 9 female skeletally mature patients was measured by a single reviewer using 2 types of anteroposterior radiographs, i...

Salvage of a failed valgus osteotomy for nonunion of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture is reported. A valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy is performed for a failed sliding hip screw fixation of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture at another institution. Four months following osteotomy, the fracture was still un-united with two distal screws of the hip plate broken and a coxa vara deformity. ...

[Purpose] Increased femoral anteversion may occur with hip internal rotation and valgus knee alignment upon landing and is considered a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury. We examined the relationship between femoral anteversion and joint motion and muscle activity of the lower extremity in terms of the risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury. [Subjects] Sixteen health...