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Do athletes alter their running mechanics after an Achilles tendon rupture?

Over the past thirty years, there has been dramatic increase in incidence of Achilles tendon rupture in the athletic population. The purpose of this study was to compare the lower extremity mechanics of Achill...

Authors: Daniel Jandacka, Julia Freedman Silvernail, Jaroslav Uchytil, David Zahradnik, Roman Farana and Joseph Hamill

Evidence for current recommendations concerning the management of foot health for people with chronic long-term conditions: a systematic review

Research focusing on management of foot health has become more evident over the past decade, especially related to chronic conditions such as diabetes. The level of methodological rigour across this body of wo...

Authors: Katherine Edwards, Alan Borthwick, Louise McCulloch, Anthony Redmond, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew Judge, Nigel Arden and Catherine Bowen

Time to revise our dialogue: how flat is the paediatric flatfoot?

A recent systematic review of measures of foot development used the medial longitudinal arch profile as its primary indicator of development. A comparative analysis of existing studies was undertaken. This wor...

Authors: Stewart C. Morrison, Juliet McClymont, Carina Price and Chris Nester

‘Fast cast’ and ‘needle Tenotomy’ protocols with the Ponseti method to improve clubfoot management in Bangladesh

The management of congenital talipes equino varus (clubfoot deformity) has been transformed in the last 20 years as surgical correction has been replaced by the non-surgical Ponseti method. The Ponseti method, co...

Authors: Angela Evans, Mamun Chowdhury, Sohel Rana, Shariar Rahman and Abu Hena Mahboob

Defining the gap: a systematic review of the difference in rates of diabetes-related foot complications in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and non-Indigenous Australians

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community has an increased risk of developing chronic illnesses including diabetes. Among people with diabetes, foot complications are common and make a significant co...

Authors: Matthew West, Vivienne Chuter, Shannon Munteanu and Fiona Hawke

Movement coordination patterns between the foot joints during walking

In 3D gait analysis, kinematics of the foot joints are usually reported via isolated time histories of joint rotations and no information is provided on the relationship between rotations at different joints. ...

Authors: John B. Arnold, Paolo Caravaggi, François Fraysse, Dominic Thewlis and Alberto Leardini

Prevalence, impact and care of foot problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a United Kingdom based cross-sectional survey

Foot symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) derive from a combination of inflammation, altered foot mechanics, deformity and secondary skin lesions. Guidelines recommend regular review of patients’ feet, but th...

Authors: Oonagh Wilson, Sarah Hewlett, James Woodburn, Jon Pollock and John Kirwan

Clinical photographic observation of plantar corns and callus associated with a nominal scale classification and inter- observer reliability study in a student population

The management of plantar corns and callus has a low cost-benefit with reduced prioritisation in healthcare. The distinction between types of keratin lesions that forms corns and callus has attracted limited i...

Authors: David R. Tollafield

The integration of a Podiatrist into an orthopaedic department: a cost-consequences analysis

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-consequences of a podiatry-led triage clinic provided in an orthopaedic department relative to usual care for non-urgent foot and ankle complaints in an Australia...

Authors: Tom P. Walsh, Linda R. Ferris, Nancy C. Cullen, Christopher H. Brown, Cathy J. Loughry and Nikki M. McCaffrey

Etiological factors in hallux valgus, a three-dimensional analysis of the first metatarsal

It has been reported that hallux valgus (HV) is associated with axial rotation of the first metatarsal (1MT). However, the association between HV and torsion of the 1MT head with respect to the base has not be...

Authors: Tomohiko Ota, Takeo Nagura, Tetsuro Kokubo, Masateru Kitashiro, Naomichi Ogihara, Kenichiro Takeshima, Hiroyuki Seki, Yasunori Suda, Morio Matsumoto and Masaya Nakamura

Coordination among the rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot during walking

Examining coordination between segments is essential for prevention and treatment of injuries. However, traditional methods such as ratio, cross-correlation technique, and angle-time plot may not provide a com...

Authors: Tomoya Takabayashi, Mutsuaki Edama, Emi Nakamura, Erika Yokoyama, Chiaki Kanaya and Masayoshi Kubo

An explorative qualitative study to determine the footwear needs of workers in standing environments

Many work places require standing for prolonged periods of time and are potentially damaging to health, with links to musculoskeletal disorders and acute trauma from workplace accidents. Footwear provides the ...

Authors: Jennifer Anderson, Anita E. Williams and Christopher Nester

Correlating pre-operative MRI measurements of metatarsal Osteomyelitis with surgical clean margins reveals the need for a one centimeter resection margin

Due to the high incidence of forefoot ulcerations with associated osteomyelitis, there has been an increased demand for partial ray amputations. In order to ensure complete removal of infected metatarsal bone,...

Authors: Brent Bernstein, Melody Stouder, Eric Bronfenbrenner, Steven Chen and David Anderson

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Spanish version of The Foot and Ankle Ability Measures (FAAM-Sp)

The Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) is a Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) commonly used to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for patients with foot and ankle pathologies and associat...

Authors: Pablo Cervera-Garvi, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila, Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio, Jose Antonio Cervera-Marin, Rob Roy Martin and Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron

A novel magnet based 3D printed marker wand as basis for repeated in-shoe multi segment foot analysis: a proof of concept

Application of in-shoe multi-segment foot kinematic analyses currently faces a number of challenges, including: (i) the difficulty to apply regular markers onto the skin, (ii) the necessity for an adequate sho...

Authors: Maarten Eerdekens, Filip Staes, Thomas Pilkington and Kevin Deschamps

The typically developing paediatric foot: how flat should it be? A systematic review

All typically developing children are born with flexible flat feet, progressively developing a medial longitudinal arch during the first decade of their lives. Whilst the child’s foot is expected to be flat, t...

Authors: Hayley Uden, Rolf Scharfbillig and Ryan Causby

Dealing with the death of a long term patient; what is the impact and how do podiatrists cope?

It is common for podiatrists and patients to develop long term professional relationships. Patient’s decline in health or death may impact a practitioner’s mental wellbeing. This research aimed to understand t...

Authors: Kristy Robson and Cylie M Williams

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National profile of foot orthotic provision in the United Kingdom, part 1: practitioners and scope of practice

Foot orthoses have been advocated in the management of a wide range of clinical foot and lower limb problems and are within the scope of podiatry, orthotic and physiotherapy practice. Previous reports into the...

Authors: CJ Nester, A Graham, A Martinez-Santos, AE Williams, J McAdam and V Newton

Cross-sectional associations between variations in ankle shape by statistical shape modeling, injury history, and race: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

Injury is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), a highly prevalent and disabling joint disease. Joint shape is linked to OA, but the interplay of injury and joint shape and their combined role in O...

Authors: Amanda E. Nelson, Yvonne M. Golightly, Shahmeer Lateef, Jordan B. Renner, Joanne M. Jordan, Richard M. Aspden, Howard Hillstrom and Jennifer S. Gregory

Categorisation of foot complaints in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from a New Zealand cohort

Foot complaints have been shown to be common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and heterogeneous in nature. We aimed to categorize self-reported foot complaints in people with SLE and foot symptoms.

Authors: Simon J. Otter, Maheswaran Rohan, Kevin A. Davies, Sunil Kumar, Peter Gow, Nicola Dalbeth, Michael Corkill, Sam Panthakalam and Keith Rome

Increase in body weight over a two-year period is associated with an increase in midfoot pressure and foot pain

There is a well-recognised relationship between body weight, plantar pressures and foot pain, but the temporal association between these factors is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the relatio...

Authors: Tom P. Walsh, Paul A. Butterworth, Donna M. Urquhart, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Karl B. Landorf, Anita E. Wluka, E. Michael Shanahan and Hylton B. Menz

Normal foot loading parameters and repeatability of the Footscan® platform system

The Footscan® platform system is one of the most commonly used clinical tools for the measurement of the foot pressure. The present study was designed to assess the repeatability of the system and identify the...

Authors: Chao Xu, Xin-Xin Wen, Lu-Yu Huang, Lei Shang, Xi-Xia Cheng, Ya-Bo Yan and Wei Lei

Inter-segmental motions of the foot: differences between younger and older healthy adult females

Although accumulative evidence exists that support the applicability of multi-segmental foot models (MFMs) in evaluating foot motion in various pathologic conditions, little is known of the effect of aging on ...

Authors: Dong Yeon Lee, Sang Gyo Seo, Eo Jin Kim, Doo Jae Lee, Kee Jeong Bae, Kyoung Min Lee and In Ho Choi

Diabetes educator role boundaries in Australia: a documentary analysis

Diabetes educators provide self-management education for people living with diabetes to promote optimal health and wellbeing. Their national association is the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA),...

Authors: Olivia King, Susan Nancarrow, Sandra Grace and Alan Borthwick

Optimisation of rocker sole footwear for prevention of first plantar ulcer: comparison of group-optimised and individually-selected footwear designs

Appropriate footwear for individuals with diabetes but no ulceration history could reduce the risk of first ulceration. However, individuals who deem themselves at low risk are unlikely to seek out bespoke foo...

Authors: Stephen J. Preece, Jonathan D. Chapman, Bjoern Braunstein, Gert-Peter Brüggemann and Christopher J. Nester

The comparative efficacy of angiosome-directed and indirect revascularisation strategies to aid healing of chronic foot wounds in patients with co-morbid diabetes mellitus and critical limb ischaemia: a literature review

Ischaemic ulcerations have been reported to persist and/or deteriorate despite technically successful revascularisations; a higher incidence of which affects patients with diabetes and critical limb ischaemia....

Authors: Benedictine Y. C. Khor and Pamela Price

The influence of gender and body mass index on the FPI-6 evaluated foot posture of 10- to 14-year-old school children in São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Adolescence is marked by changes to the body, including the feet. The Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) stands out from other foot type classification methods as valid, reliable, and multidimensional. However, the cu...

Authors: Barbarah Kelly Gonçalves de Carvalho, Patrícia Jundi Penha, Nárima Lívia Jundi Penha, Rodrigo Mantelatto Andrade, Ana Paula Ribeiro and Sílvia Maria Amado João

Clinically-evident tophi are associated with reduced muscle force in the foot and ankle in people with gout: a cross-sectional study

The foot and ankle represent a common site for tophi in people with gout, yet it is unclear whether the presence of tophi is related to impaired muscle function. This study aimed to determine the association b...

Authors: Sarah Stewart, Nicola Dalbeth, Simon Otter, Peter Gow, Sunil Kumar and Keith Rome

Pedobarography as a clinical tool in the management of diabetic feet in New Zealand: a feasibility study

The peripheral complications of diabetes mellitus remain a significant risk to lower-limb morbidity. In New Zealand, risk of diabetes, comorbidity and lower-limb amputation are highly-differential between demo...

Authors: Jason K. Gurney, Uwe G. Kersting, Dieter Rosenbaum, Ajith Dissanayake, Steve York, Roger Grech, Anthony Ng, Bobbie Milne, James Stanley and Diana Sarfati

Custom-made foot orthoses: an analysis of prescription characteristics from an Australian commercial orthotic laboratory

Foot orthoses are widely used in the prevention and treatment of foot disorders. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics of custom-made foot orthosis prescriptions from a Australian podiatric ort...

Authors: Hylton B. Menz, Jamie J. Allan, Daniel R. Bonanno, Karl B. Landorf and George S. Murley

Are ultrasound features at the first metatarsophalangeal joint associated with clinically-assessed pain and function? A study of people with gout, asymptomatic hyperuricaemia and normouricaemia

The first metatatarsophalangeal joint (1st MTP joint) is a common location for sonographic evidence of urate deposition in people with gout and asymptomatic hyperuricaemia. However, it is unclear whether these...

Authors: Sarah Stewart, Nicola Dalbeth, Alain C. Vandal, Bruce Allen, Rhian Miranda and Keith Rome

A qualitative evaluation of scalpel skill teaching of podiatry students

Degrees in health disciplines need a balance of theoretical knowledge and sufficient clinical practice to meet registration requirements, in particular those requiring specialist skills such as the use of scal...

Authors: Ryan S Causby, Michelle N McDonnell, Lloyd Reed, Caroline E Fryer and Susan L Hillier

Lateral wedges with and without custom arch support for people with medial knee osteoarthritis and pronated feet: an exploratory randomized crossover study

Pronated foot posture is associated with many clinical and biomechanical outcomes unique to medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA). Though shoe-worn insole treatment, including lateral wedges, is commonly...

Authors: Michael A. Hunt, Judit Takacs, Natasha M. Krowchuk, Gillian L. Hatfield, Rana S. Hinman and Ryan Chang

A single-blinded, randomized, parallel group superiority trial investigating the effects of footwear and custom foot orthoses versus footwear alone in individuals with patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: a phase II pilot trial protocol

Patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis is a common condition, yet information regarding conservative management is lacking. Foot orthoses are an effective intervention for improving pain and function in younger i...

Authors: Narelle Wyndow, Kay M. Crossley, Bill Vicenzino, Kylie Tucker and Natalie J. Collins

The reliability of shear elastic modulus measurement of the ankle plantar flexion muscles is higher at dorsiflexed position of the ankle

Excessive stiffness of lower limb muscles is associated with sports injuries. Therefore, the identification of a reliable measurement of the shear elastic modulus of various ankle plantar flexion muscles is re...

Authors: Junya Saeki, Tome Ikezoe, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoru Nishishita and Noriaki Ichihashi

Repeatability and agreement of ultrasonography with computed tomography for evaluating forefoot structure in the coronal plane

Forefoot structure is important to understand some foot problems such as hallux valgus and metatarsalgia. Ultrasonography (US) is a highly portable, noninvasive, low cost, and fast imaging method, especially w...

Authors: Keisuke Matsubara, Tomofumi Matsushita, Yuto Tashiro, Seishiro Tasaka, Takuya Sonoda, Yasuaki Nakayama, Yuki Yokota, Yusuke Suzuki, Mirei Kawagoe and Tomoki Aoyama

Ankle and toe muscle strength characteristics in runners with a history of medial tibial stress syndrome

A high proportion of flexor digitorum longus attachment is found at the posteromedial border of the tibia, which is the most common location of medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Therefore, plantar flexion ...

Authors: Junya Saeki, Masatoshi Nakamura, Sayaka Nakao, Kosuke Fujita, Ko Yanase, Katsuyuki Morishita and Noriaki Ichihashi

Age-related reduction and independent predictors of toe flexor strength in middle-aged men

Toe flexor muscles play an important role in posture and locomotion, and poor toe flexor strength is a risk factor for falls. In this cross-sectional study, we estimated the age-related change in toe flexor st...

Authors: Masataka Suwa, Takayuki Imoto, Akira Kida, Mitsunori Iwase and Takashi Yokochi

Experiences of mobility for people living with rheumatoid arthritis who are receiving biologic drug therapy: implications for podiatry services

Despite significant advancements in new treatment modalities for rheumatoid arthritis with biological therapies, foot complications remain a disabling and common feature of the disease. In this study the aim was ...

Authors: Lucy Sanders, Margaret Donovan-Hall, Alan Borthwick and Catherine J. Bowen

3-D computer modelling of malunited posterior malleolar fractures: effect of fragment size and offset on ankle stability, contact pressure and pattern

The positioning of the fracture fragment of a posterior malleolus fracture is critical to healing and a successful outcome as malunion of a posterior malleolar fracture, a condition seen in clinical practice, ...

Authors: Teresa Alonso-Rasgado, David Jimenez-Cruz and Michael Karski

Abstracts from The College of Podiatry Annual Conference 2016

Authors: John Ingram, Scott Cawley, Angela Jones, Elinor Coulman, Clive Gregory, Tim Pickles, Him Shun Hinson Kei, Paul Fletcher, Mike Curran, Trevor Prior, Cynthia Formosa, Simon Otter, Keith Rome, Peter Gow, Nicola Dalbeth, Maheswaran Rohan…

A survey of people with foot problems related to rheumatoid arthritis and their educational needs

Up to 50% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have foot symptoms at diagnosis, hence early foot health intervention is recommended and this should include patient education. This study identifies, for the...

Authors: Andrea S. Graham, John Stephenson and Anita E. Williams

Computed tomography derived bone density measurement in the diabetic foot

The accurate and reliable measurement of foot bone density is challenging and there is currently no gold standard technique. Such measurement is particularly valuable in populations at risk of foot bone pathol...

Authors: Alex Barwick, John Tessier, James Mirow, Xanne Janse de Jonge and Vivienne Chuter

Moisturisers for the treatment of foot xerosis: a systematic review

Xerosis, literally dryness of the skin, of the foot is a common condition encountered clinically, which can lead to discomfort and predisposition to infection. Currently, there are no evidence-based recommenda...

Authors: Justin Parker, Rolf Scharfbillig and Sara Jones

Plug-in-Gait calculation of the knee adduction moment in people with knee osteoarthritis during shod walking: comparison of two different foot marker models

Understanding how kinematic multi-segment foot modelling influences the utility of Plug-in-Gait calculations of the knee adduction moment (KAM) during shod walking is relevant to knee osteoarthritis (OA). Mult...

Authors: Kade L. Paterson, Rana S. Hinman, Ben R. Metcalf, Kim L. Bennell and Tim V. Wrigley

Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function: further evidence that the root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function

The Root model of normal and abnormal foot function remains the basis for clinical foot orthotic practice globally. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between foot deformities and kinematic compensati...

Authors: Hannah L. Jarvis, Christopher J. Nester, Peter D. Bowden and Richard K. Jones

Statistical shape models of cuboid, navicular and talus bones

The aim was to develop statistical shape models of the main human tarsal bones that would result in novel representations of cuboid, navicular and talus.

Authors: Aleksandra U. Melinska, Patryk Romaszkiewicz, Justyna Wagel, Bartlomiej Antosik, Marek Sasiadek and D. Robert Iskander

The Foot Orthoses versus Hip eXercises (FOHX) trial for patellofemoral pain: a protocol for a randomized clinical trial to determine if foot mobility is associated with better outcomes from foot orthoses

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a prevalent, often recalcitrant and multifactorial knee pain condition. One method to optimize treatment outcome is to tailor treatments to the patient’s presenting characteristics...

Authors: Mark Matthews, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Andrew Claus, Tom McPoil, Robert Nee, Kay Crossley, Jessica Kasza, Sanjoy Paul, Rebecca Mellor and Bill Vicenzino

The experience of foot problems and decisions to access foot care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study

Although foot problems are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the consequences of foot problems from the patient perspective have not been fully explored. The aims of this study were to explore the experienc...

Authors: Oonagh Wilson, John Kirwan, Emma Dures, Enid Quest and Sarah Hewlett