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Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity And Age-Related Differences In Foot And Ankle Kinematics During The Single-Limb Heel-Rise Test, Ruth L. Chimenti, Joshua Tome, Cody D. Hillin, Adolph S. Flemister, Jeff Houck
Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity And Age-Related Differences In Foot And Ankle Kinematics During The Single-Limb Heel-Rise Test, Ruth L. Chimenti, Joshua Tome, Cody D. Hillin, Adolph S. Flemister, Jeff Houck
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional laboratory study.
OBJECTIVE: To compare single-limb heel-rise performance and foot-ankle kinematics between persons with stage 2 adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD) and healthy controls.
BACKGROUND: The inability to perform a single-limb heel rise is considered a positive functional diagnostic test for AAFD. However, which foot motions contribute to poor performance of this task are not known.
METHODS: Fifty individuals participated in this study, 20 with stage 2 AAFD (mean +/- SD age, 57.6 +/- 11.3 years), and 15 older participants (age, 56.8 +/- 5.3 years) and 15 younger participants (age, 22.2 +/- 2.4 years) without AAFD as control …