Open AccessChanges in foot posture and function following total knee replacement surgery
Author(s) -
Levinger Pazit,
Menz Hylton B,
Morrow Adam D,
Feller Julian A,
Bartlett John R,
Fotoohabadi Mohammad R,
Bergman Neil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-p17
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , orthopedic surgery , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , total knee replacement , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Background Knee malalignment and variations in foot posture and function affect the forces transmitted through the knee joint and are associated with knee pain and medial tibiofemoral cartilage damage [1]. However, it is unclear whether altered foot posture and function are a compensatory mechanism to accommodate knee malalignment. Therefore, this study investigated changes in foot posture and function after realignment of the knee following total knee replacement (TKR) in people with medial compartment knee OA.