Lower Limb Kinematics of People With Midfoot Osteoarthritis During Level Walking and Stair Climbing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midfoot osteoarthritis (OA) affects one in eight people over 50, yet its impact on foot and lower limb kinematics remains poorly understood. This study compared foot and lower limb kinematics during level walking and stair climbing between people with and without symptomatic radiographic midfoot OA.

Methods

Symptomatic radiographic midfoot OA was defined as midfoot pain in the last 4 weeks and radiographic OA in one or more midfoot joints. Cases aged ≥ 45 years were matched 1:1 for sex and age (± 5 years) to controls. A 10-camera motion analysis system was used to capture foot and lower limb kinematics during level walking and stair climbing, which were analysed with a validated multi-segmental lower limb model. Group differences were analysed using independent sa

SUBMITTER: Lithgow MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12146581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature