Title :
Dynamic plantar pressure in the treated clubfoot: an orthopaedic engineering study
Author :
Liu, X.C. ; Thometz, J. ; Lyon, R. ; Harris, G.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surg., Med. Coll. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Abstract :
Dynamic plantar pressure assessment provides a quantitative functional tool for monitoring foot kinetics. In this study 26 idiopathic clubfeet that had complete subtalar releases at an average of 7.5 years underwent EMED plantar pressure study. As compared to 68 normal subjects, treated clubfoot patients showed greater differences in plantar contact area and peak pressure at the midfoot, and hallux. A significant lateral shift of the center of pressure in the region of the forefoot was also found. The effects of complete subtalar releases on the forefoot pressures is a unique finding
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; gait analysis; orthopaedics; pressure measurement; EMED plantar pressure; center of pressure; clubfoot gait; complete subtalar releases; dynamic plantar pressure; foot kinetics monitoring; forefoot pressures; hallux; idiopathic clubfeet; lateral shift; midfoot; orthopaedic engineering study; peak pressure; plantar contact area; quantitative functional tool; treated clubfoot; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Diagnostic radiography; Educational institutions; Foot; Kinetic theory; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Orthopedic surgery; Patient monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802605
