Foot Pressure Pattern and its Correlation With Knee Range of Motion Limitations for Individuals With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis

Total Diz Artroplastisi Sonrası Erken Dönemde Plantar Basınç Dağılımı Nasıl Değişir? Pilot Çalışma

“…In a study by Voronov et al (20), pressure on the first metatarsal was reported to be low in patients with OA and this pressure was reported to be significantly increased after TKA. In our results, the center of pressure path length was decreased after surgery similar to that of Saito et al (8), but this decrease was not statistically significant. In this present study, maximum plantar pressure in static stance position was found to be significantly increased in the forefoot and significantly decreased in rear foot.…”

“…The association between the range of motion of the knee and plantar pressure patterns was evaluated in patients with medial knee OA in a study by Saito et al (8). The pathway of the center of pressure was found to be shorter and more straighter in patients with OA.…”

“…Conditions, such as walking in a low speed with short steps and increased length between the two feet during walking, are frequently seen in patients with knee arthroplasty (6,7). These changes may be secondary to the disease itself, while they may be part of a compensatory condition developed by the patient to decrease the load of the side affected from osteoarthritis (8). These changes can be monitored by three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis systems and the effect of the surgery on these conditions may be demonstrated.…”

Neural Mechanisms and Perspectives about the Therapeutic Exercises for Knee Osteoarthritis

“…Individuals with OA tend to reduce the speed of movement because of the pain. Also, these differences can be related with subgroups of the individuals with OA [15].…”

Identification of Walking Strategies of People With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Using Insole Pressure Sensors

“…Previous studies have found relevant correlations between OA patients and the centre of pressure (COP) as captured from insole pressure sensors which are relevant as a starting point for our study. One major reference is the work in [26] which studied the partial foot pressures as percentages of body weight (%PFP), the anteroposterior length of the center of pressure (COP) path as a percentage of foot length (%Long), the transverse width of the COP path as a percentage of foot width (%Trans) and the knee flexion/extension range of motion (in the OA group) showing correlations between the impact of limited flexion/extension ranges and the COP trajectories. Our study extends previous studies by analyzing the optimal sensors to be used to maximize discriminability between the control and experiment groups, by further finding correlations in time pressure patterns as a comparison of time series from relevant sensors and by assessing gait asymmetries and inter-feet strategies.…”