Original researchFoot Medial Longitudinal-Arch Deformation During Quiet Standing and Gait in Subjects with Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
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Subjects
Fifteen subjects with MTSS (mean ± 1 SD, 26.1 ± 3.8 years; range, 20 to 32 years, 9 women) and 15 healthy (control) subjects (26.4 ± 3.1 years; range, 21 to 32 years, 9 women) were included in the present study. The subjects with MTSS were sequentially included. All included subjects were recreational athletes. Eleven subjects participated in running in combination with other sports such as European team handball, cycling, volleyball, soccer, or badminton (6 subjects with MTSS and 4 controls).
Between-group Comparisons
Self-selected walking speed was not significantly different between groups (P = 0.793). Navicular height and drop, and MLA-angles and deformation during quiet standing and gait are shown in Table 1. During quiet standing, there were no significant between-group differences in navicular height or MLA-angles with the foot in the neutral or loaded position (P > .05). The subjects with MTSS, however, demonstrated a significantly larger ND (7.7 ± 3.1 mm) and MLA-deformation (5.9 ± 3.2 degrees)
Discussion
The main findings of the present study were (1) the included subjects with MTSS demonstrated increased MLA-deformation and ND during quiet standing, and increased MLA-deformation during gait compared to healthy subjects and (2) MLA-deformation during quiet standing did not correlate with MLA-deformation during gait in either of the 2 groups.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Stig Sonne-Holm, MD, DSc, and Derek Curtis, RPT, for comments on the manuscript.
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