International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access DOI
Jalys Fraga Fonseca*
Jalys Fraga Fonseca1(, Marcelo de Freitas Ribeiro1, Rafael Cortez de Almeida1, João Marcelo de Souza Costa1, Paulo Bruno Oliveira Silva2
1Resident Doctor in Orthopedics and Traumatology, HUGO – Goiânia Emergency Hospital, Goiânia – GO, Brazil
2Medical Student, UNIFIPMOc – FIPMOC University Center, Montes Claros – MG, Brazil
*Correspondence to: Jalys Fraga Fonseca
Fulltext PDFObjective: To analyze the behavior of the foot through the plantar arch index and plantar pressure distribution in elderly diagnosed with unilateral knee osteoarthritis. Materials and
Methods: The study included 17 elderly people of both sexes with an average age of 71.23 who were diagnosed with unilateral knee osteoarthritis. With the aid of a 50x50cm Barosccan, Podotech plantar pressure platform with 4,096 capacitive sensors with a sampling frequency of 50hz, the plantar arch index (PAI) and plantar pressure distribution of the right and left foot were evaluated during postural control.
Results: The plantar pressure distribution in the areas of the foot can perceive a statistically significant change between the right foot and the left foot, where the right foot presents greater plantar pressure distribution in the areas of the rearfoot (p = 0.03) and in the forefoot (p = 0.04) when compared with the left foot. Already in the midfoot the left foot presents greater plantar pressure distribution (p = 0.01) when compared with the right foot. Conclusion: The elderly who are diagnosed with unilateral knee osteoarthritis present changes in the plantar pressure distribution of the right and left foot, being with the eyes closed these changes become
Plantar Pressure; Elderly; Osteoarthritis; Knee, Pain
Jalys Fraga Fonseca, Marcelo de Freitas Ribeiro, Rafael Cortez de Almeida, João Marcelo de Souza Costa1, Paulo Bruno Oliveira Silva. Foot Behavior and Pain in Elderly with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthrosis. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2024;3(3):1-2.