Effect of Lower-Extremity Angular Imbalance on Foot and Ankle Pain in Patients With Genu Varus Deformity

When there is a varus knee deformity, the ankle and foot compensate. However, the association between pain and angular change in the compensatory mechanism is not well understood. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between pain and angular change of the lower extremity in genu varus patients. Standing whole-lower-leg plain radiographs of 127 legs (77 patients) with>4 ° of genu varum were evaluated. Pain was assessed separately at the ankle, forefoot, and hindfoot. Knee, ankle, and subtalar joint angles were measured.
Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research