Biomechanical Implications of Congenital Conditions of the Foot/Ankle

Karen M Kruger; Peter A Smith; Joseph J Krzak

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2022.10.003

Biomechanical Implications of Congenital Conditions of the Foot/Ankle

Foot Ankle Clin. 2023 Mar;28(1):27-43. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2022.10.003. Epub 2023 Jan 2.

Authors

Karen M Kruger¹, Peter A Smith², Joseph J Krzak³

Affiliations

¹ Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Children's Chicago, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707, USA; Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin, 1515 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Children's Chicago, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707, USA.
³ Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Children's Chicago, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707, USA; Physical Therapy Program, Midwestern University, College of Health Sciences, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.

PMID: 36822687
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2022.10.003

Abstract

Segmental foot and ankle models are often used as part of instrumented gait analysis when planning interventions for complex congenital foot conditions. More than 40 models have been used for clinical analysis, and it is important to understand the technical differences among models. These models have been used to improve clinical planning of pediatric foot conditions including clubfoot, planovalgus, and equinovarus. They have also been used to identify clinically relevant subgroups among pediatric populations, quantify postoperative outcomes, and explain variability in healthy populations.

Keywords: Cerebral palsy; Charcot-Marie-Tooth; Clubfoot; Pediatric; Segmental foot model.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle Joint
Ankle*
Biomechanical Phenomena
Child
Clubfoot*
Gait
Gait Analysis
Humans