Quantitative characterization of gait kinematics in patients with hallux rigidus using the Milwaukee foot model. J Orthop Res 2008 Apr;26(4):419-27
Date
11/01/2007Pubmed ID
17972321DOI
10.1002/jor.20506Scopus ID
2-s2.0-41649101491 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 82 CitationsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to provide a quantitative analysis of the changes that occur in the foot and ankle during the gait of patients with hallux rigidus. Using a 15-camera Vicon Motion Analysis System, gait analysis was conducted on a population of 22 patients with hallux rigidus and compared to that of 25 healthy ambulators. Weight-bearing radiographs were measured to index marker positions to underlying bony anatomy. The Milwaukee Foot Model was used to perform three-dimensional analysis of dynamic foot and ankle motion, and temporal-spatial parameters were also calculated. Values were compared to controls using unpaired parametric methods (Student t-test, p < 0.002). The hallux rigidus population showed significant alterations in gait patterns as compared to controls in various planes in all segments (hallux, forefoot, hindfoot, and tibia) of the foot and ankle, particularly in the range of motion of the hallux and the forefoot. Prolonged stance phase was also observed. As reports regarding the quantitative study of the multisegment foot and ankle are limited, this study was useful in providing characterization of gait patterns in patients with hallux rigidus.
Author List
Canseco K, Long J, Marks R, Khazzam M, Harris GAuthors
Karl Canseco Research Scientist II in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinGerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette University
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultBiomechanical Phenomena
Case-Control Studies
Female
Foot Joints
Gait
Hallux
Hallux Rigidus
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Range of Motion, Articular
Tibia
Time Factors
