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- Title
Static Plantar Pressure under Different Conditions in Children with Surgically Treated Unilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
- Authors
Negru, Marius; Bolovan, Andrei Daniel; Amaricai, Elena; Catan, Liliana; Belei, Oana; Lazarescu, Adrian Emil; Stanciulescu, Corina Maria; Boia, Eugen Sorin; Popoiu, Calin Marius
- Abstract
Background: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disease during infancy and adolescence. Our study aimed to analyze static plantar pressure in children with surgically treated unilateral SCFE. Methods: Twenty-two children with right SCFE with in situ fixation with one percutaneous screw were assessed by PoData plantar pressure analysis under three different conditions (open eyes, eyes closed, and head retroflexed). Results: The total foot loading was significantly higher on the unaffected limb compared with the affected one for all the three testing conditions (p < 0.05). When assessing the differences between testing conditions, there were no significant differences for the right and left foot loadings, or for the three sites of weight distribution, except for the right fifth metatarsal head (lower loading in eyes-closed condition in comparison to eyes open, p = 0.0068), left fifth metatarsal head (increased loading in head-retroflexed condition in comparison to eyes open, p = 0.0209), and left heel (lower loading in head-retroflexed condition in comparison to eyes open, p = 0.0293). Conclusion: Even after a successful surgical procedure, differences in foot loading can impact the postural static activities in different conditions (natural eyes-open, eyes-closed, or head-retroflexed posture).
- Subjects
FOOT physiology; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; WEIGHT-bearing (Orthopedics); PEARSON correlation (Statistics); PRESSURE; BODY mass index; ADDUCTION; T-test (Statistics); RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LEG length inequality; ABDUCTION (Kinesiology); DATA analysis software; RANGE of motion of joints; CHILDREN
- Publication
Children, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 4, p496
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children11040496