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Varus foot alignment and hip conditions in older adults.

Discussion in 'Gerontology' started by NewsBot, Sep 1, 2007.

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    Varus foot alignment and hip conditions in older adults.
    Gross KD, Niu J, Zhang YQ, Felson DT, McLennan C, Hannan MT, Holt KG, Hunter DJ.
    Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Aug 30;56(9):2993-2998
     
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    Why do I have a hard time believing that? Will get a full copy of the paper Monday and investigate further.
     
  3. Craig Payne

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    OK .... just got the full paper ..... and my response is to quote my good friend Homer Simpson .... 'duh!' :confused:

    Here is what they did to measure foot alignment:
    Looking at the figures, the feet were just hanging over the edge of exam table and NOT loaded or placed in STJ neutral!. The vary definition of forefoot varus is that its LOADED!!! And even if it was loaded are the authors even aware that there is a difference, by definition, between forefoot varus and forefoot supnatus.

    The concluding sentence of this study said: Forefoot varus malalignment may be associated with ipsilateral hip pain or tenderness and THR in older adults, whereas it would have been more appropriate to say Those whose foot when unloaded in a non-weightbearing position assumed a more varus position and may be associated with ipisilateral hip pain...
     
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