Foot mobility and plantar fascia elasticity in patients with plantar fasciitis
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Date
2010
Authors
Şahin, Namık
Öztürk, Alpaslan
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Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Derneği
Abstract
Objectives: In this study, we investigated the radiologic changes of feet in sagittal plane under weightbearing either with or without plantar fasciitis.
Methods: The study includes 64 feet of the 42 subjects with heel pain (Group 1: 32 women, 10 men, mean age 48 years, range 33-57 years) and 80 feet of the 40 patients (Group 2: 30 women, 10 men, mean age 47.2 years, range 35-56 years) without heel pain. Calcaneal inclination angle (CIA), calcaneal-first metatarsal angle (CMA), and plantar fascia length (PFL) were measured in the lateral radiographs of the weightbearing and non-weightbearing foot. The values of Group 1 and Group 2 were compared.
Results: The mean CIA was 26 degrees (range 18-35 degrees), CMA was 121 degrees (range 115-133 degrees), and PFL was 131 mm (range 110-158 mm) in non-weightbearing position for Group I. The mean CIA was 27 degrees (range 17-38 degrees), CMA was 122 degrees (range 110-135 degrees), and PFL was 136 mm (range 120-155 mm) in non-weightbearing position for Group 2. The mean CIA was 13.6 degrees (range 5-25 degrees), CMA was 138 degrees (range 130-153 degrees), and PFU was 143.8 mm (range 118-158 mm) in weightbearing position for Group I. The mean CIA was 9.9 degrees (range 4-25 degrees), CMA was 145 degrees (range 130-155 degrees), and PFU was 151.4 mm (range 137-167 mm) in weightbearing position for Group 2. The difference between CIA, CMA, and PFL values were -13 degrees, 17 degrees, and 12 mm under condition of weightbearing and non-weightbearing position values for Group I; and -17 degrees, 23 degrees, and 15 mm for Group 2. The differences were significant between weightbearing and non-weightbearing position values (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The reduced CIA, CMA, and PFL changes during weight bearing might show reduced foot mobility and plantar fascia elasticity, which may lead to posterior heel pain syndrome.
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Foot, Foot mobility, Heel pain, Plantar fascia, Plantar fasciitis, Medial longitudinal arch, Injuries, Walking, Ankle
Citation
Şahin, N. vd. (2010). "Foot mobility and plantar fascia elasticity in patients with plantar fasciitis". Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 44(5), 385-391.