1. Lower limb kinematic changes during gait after hallux valgus surgery: A prospective observational study.
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Tanabe, Rie, Seki, Hiroyuki, Takeshima, Kenichiro, and Suda, Yasunori
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PREOPERATIVE period , *LEG , *THREE-dimensional imaging , *ADDUCTION , *KINEMATICS , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *DIAGNOSIS , *GAIT in humans , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *OSTEOTOMY , *LONGITUDINAL method , *KNEE joint , *HIP joint , *DIGITAL video , *TOE joint , *ABDUCTION (Kinesiology) , *ANKLE joint , *POSTOPERATIVE period , *HALLUX valgus , *MOTION capture (Human mechanics) , *PRONATION - Abstract
Patients with hallux valgus are known to alter lower limb joint kinematics during gait. However, little information is available about gait changes following hallux valgus surgery. We aimed to longitudinally investigate lower limb kinematic changes at the mid and terminal stances of gait after hallux valgus surgery. This prospective observational study included 11 female patients (17 feet), who underwent first metatarsal osteotomy. Gait analyses were performed preoperatively and 1- and 2-year postoperatively using a three-dimensional motion capture system. Toe-out angle, ankle, knee, and hip joint angles during gait were calculated from the recorded data. The spatiotemporal parameters and these angles at the mid and terminal stances of gait were statistically compared between preoperative and postoperative periods. All spatiotemporal parameters remained unchanged postoperatively. The toe-out angle was significantly greater at 1- and 2-year postoperatively. The ankle pronation angle, the knee abduction angle, and the hip adduction angle at the mid and terminal stances of gait were smaller postoperatively compared to the preoperative. These angular changes showed a similar trend at 1 and 2 years postoperatively. However, the postoperative changes of the sagittal joint angles were relatively small. Hallux valgus surgery can affect the toe-out angle and the lower limb coronal kinematics at the mid and terminal stances of gait in patients with hallux valgus. However, surgical correction of hallux valgus deformity did not directly improve the gait characteristics in patients with hallux valgus. • Kinematic effects of ankle, knee, and hip joints during gait in bunion surgery. • Preoperative and 1- and 2-year postoperative gait analyses by a motion capture system. • Bunion surgery changes toe-out angle and lower limb coronal kinematics during gait. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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