Association of Quadriceps Angle with Plantar Pressure Distribution, Navicular Height and Calcaneo-tibial Angle

Overview

Journal Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc

Specialties Emergency Medicine
Orthopedics

Date 2019 Jan 15

PMID 30638781

Citations 8

Authors

Ata Elvan

Ibrahim Engin Simsek

Mehmet Alphan Cakiroglu

Salih Angin

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of study was to analyze the association between Quadriceps Angle (QA) and plantar pressure, navicular height (NH), and calcaneo-tibial angle (CTA).

Methods: A total of 64 volunteers (mean age: 22.25 ± 2.54 (range:19-33)) participated in this cross sectional study. EMED-m (Novel GmbH, Germany) electronic pedobarograph was employed for dynamic plantar pressure measurement using two step protocol. The angle between the vertical axis of calcaneus and the long axis of Achilles tendon for CTA. The height of navicular tubercle from the ground was measured while the subject was standing on both feet for NH. QA was measured while the subject was standing in a relaxed posture where both feet bearing equal weight.

Results: There were significant negative correlations between QA and maximum force (MxF) under the 4th. metatarsal head (MH4). The QA was also significantly correlated with MxF and force-time integral (FTI) under the bigtoe (BT). FTI under the 3rd. metatarsal head (MH3), MH4 and 5th. metatarsal head (MH5) were significantly negatively correlated with QA. Pressure-time integral (PTI) under the MH4 and MH5 were found to be significantly negatively correlated with QA. A significant correlation was also found between QA and NH (p < 0.0001), whilst there was no correlation between QA and CTA. Regression analysis showed that NH was appeared as the major contributor for the QA (β = -0.49, p < 0.001) in the dynamic condition, followed by BT-FTI (β = 0.37, p < 0.001) and MH5-MxF (β = -0.21, p < 0.037).

Conclusion: These findings may imply that the NH which can at least be controlled by appropriate shoe inserts may affect QA. This way, loading pattern of both plantar region and whole lower extremity may be altered.

Level Of Evidence: Level III, Diagnostic Study.

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