Impact of lumbar spine pathology on asymmetrical hallux valgus in a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the influence of lumbar spine disorders on the development of asymmetric hallux valgus (HV). Data from the fifth survey of the Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis Against Disability (ROAD) study, a nationwide prospective study in Japan, were analyzed. HV severity was categorized into 4 grades based on the radiographic HV angle, and asymmetric HV was defined as having at least one HV on either side, with a difference of two or more severity grades between the left and right. Controls were matched from both the Normal group (without HV on both sides) and the Symmetric group (HV on at least one side with a difference of one or less severity grades). Univariate analysis assessed lumbar conditions, and multinomial logistic regression analysis explored the association betw

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature