Ankit Gudi, Ashish John Prabhakar, Charu Eapen, Vijaykumar Paliniswamy, Yogeesh D Kamat
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Abstract
Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the common causes of anterior knee pain, especially in the young and athletic population. Although there are many intrinsic and extrinsic factors causing PFPS, the foot arch variations have been theorized to be associated with or contribute to the condition.
Purpose: To study the association of foot arch variations with PFPS in recreational athletes.
Study design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.
Methods: This study investigated the foot arch index, categorizing the foot as flat foot, high-arch foot, or normal foot in 35 recreational athletes with PFPS and 35 healthy individuals (12 women, 23 men in each group). The foot posture index was calculated by taking the impression of the foot on a paper using ink and uploading it on a computer to determine the area of the foot. The midfoot area was then divided by the total area to obtain the foot arch index. Based on this, the foot was categorized as flat foot, high-arch foot, or normal foot.
Results: Using the chi-square test, the authors observed that there were significantly more individuals with foot arch variations in the PFPS group as compared with the healthy individuals. A chi-square test was used to study the association between the foot arch variations and PFPS and found a significant (P < .001) association between the two, and a post hoc comparison showed a significant (P < .001) association of flat foot with PFPS.
Conclusion: A more pronated or flat foot is associated with PFPS and should be assessed when evaluating individuals with PFPS. Hence, the evaluation of foot arch may be an important addition to other clinical measurements taken to explore the factors associated with PFPS.
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The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (OJSM), developed by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), is a global, peer-reviewed, open access journal that combines the interests of researchers and clinical practitioners across orthopaedic sports medicine, arthroscopy, and knee arthroplasty.
Topics include original research in the areas of:
-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, including surgical and nonsurgical treatment of orthopaedic sports injuries
-Arthroscopic Surgery (Shoulder/Elbow/Wrist/Hip/Knee/Ankle/Foot)
-Relevant translational research
-Sports traumatology/epidemiology
-Knee and shoulder arthroplasty
The OJSM also publishes relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
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