Foot Pressure Pattern During Walking in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Abstracts

The purpose of this study was to investigate foot pressure distribution patterns quantitatively while walking in individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury by using parameters calculated on the basis of centre of pressure (COP) traces.

24 unilateral chronic ACL-deficient patients hospitalised for ACL reconstruction surgery were enrolled for the study.

The dominant leg was defined as the leg with which the patient usually kicked a ball.

The ACL-deficient group was divided into ‘dominant side’ and ‘nondominant side’ groups.

Offer your Patients a Custom Calibrated Insole with a 98% Patient Satisfaction Rate know more

Patients walked along a walkway three times, and then the F-Scan measurement was performed.

In the ACL-deficient group, all 24 patients injured their ACL during noncontact sports such as basketball, volleyball, handball, and baseball or during noncontact events requiring sudden turns or jumps in activities of daily living.

The three parameters used in this study were %COP (ratio of anteroposterior COP path length to foot length), %CLA (ratio of the area encompassed by the COP path and a line between the start and end points of the COP path to the plantar contact area) and MACOP (the maximum perpendicular length from the COP path to a line between the start and end points of the COP).

When the anteroposterior length of the COP path was short, there was difficulty of COP movement from heel to hallux, making it difficult for ACL-deficient patients with nondominant side injuries to move the COP smoothly compared with healthy individuals.

The three parameters enabled the authors to clarify differences in foot pressure patterns between control subjects and ACL-deficient patients; a variety of parameters based on the COP trace using a foot pressure measurement could help predict the gait characteristics of patients and facilitate better gait analysis.

Offer your Patients a Custom Calibrated Insole with a 98% Patient Satisfaction Rate know more

References:

Sugawara K., Okada K., Saito I., Saito A., Wakasa M. (2016) Foot Pressure Pattern During Walking in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association: May/June 2016, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 201-206

Also in Clinicians Blog

Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications

This paper aimed to discuss the importance of prevention and the authors’ protocol for prevention – in the form of education and foot screening – and to review the existing evidence in the literature regarding the effectiveness of the preventive approach.

Pilates for Posture Improvement

The emphasis of pilates on core strengthening and improvement of posture makes it a good addition to treatment and rehabilitative strategies, especially those that are designed to minimise postural disparities.

Foot Disorders, Foot Posture, and Foot Function: The Framingham Foot Study

The purpose of this study was to assess the relation between foot disorders, and foot posture and function in a population-based sample of adults.

Rehabilitation of Your Foot and Lower Back Conditions.
Long Lasting Wear
Strong Foot Support
Easy to use
Handmade MASS4D® Quality
Have a look at our insole here

FREE EXERCISES

+MASS4D® Articles For The Medical Community

Please have a a look at our medical reviews and clinical articles on everything about lower biomechanics.
Click for the clinicians blog

+Categories

+Recent Articles

+MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

You should always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions.
The content, products and services offered herein, are here to educate consumers on healthcare and medical issues that may affect their daily lives. Nothing in the content, products or services should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This site and its services do not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other professional healthcare advice, diagnosis or treatment.

+INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The marks "MASS4D" and the MASS4D logo are trademarks. The content and design of MASS4D.com is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, display, transmit or frame any of these materials without prior written consent from MASS4D®.

Medical Disclaimer

The content, products or services on this site should not be considered or used as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and is not intended to provide individual medical advice. Included materials and conversations do not imply a personalised doctor-patient relationship.

Copyright and Intellectual property

MASS4D® is owned and operated by Scheibye General Trading LLC - Licence no: 853463

MASS4D® and Logo are registered trademarks of MASS4D Inc. All content, trademarks, artwork, and associated imagery are trademarks and/or copyright material of MASS4D® Inc.