Mohamed Taher Eldesoky and Enas Elsayed Abutaleb
Influence of Bilateral and Unilateral Flatfoot on Pelvic Alignment
641 - 645
2015
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International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002022
https://publications.waset.org/vol/104
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Background The change in foot posture can possibly
generate changes in the pelvic alignment. There is still a lack of
evidence about the effects of bilateral and unilateral flatfoot on
possible changes in pelvic alignment. The purpose of this study was
to investigate the effect of flatfoot on the sagittal and frontal planes of
pelvic postures. Materials and Methods 56 subjects, aged 18–40
years, were assigned into three groups 20 healthy subjects, 19
subjects with bilateral flexible seconddegree flat foot, and 17
subjects with unilateral flexible seconddegree flat foot. 3D
assessment of the pelvis using the formetricII device was used to
evaluate pelvic alignment in the frontal and sagittal planes by
measuring pelvic inclination and pelvic tilt angles. Results ANOVA
test with LSD test were used for statistical analysis. Both Unilateral
and bilateral second degree flatfoot produced significant (P
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