Analysis of hip joint loading during walking with different shoe types using instrumented total hip prostheses.

ABSTRACT: Hip joint loads need careful consideration during postoperative physiotherapy after joint replacement. One factor influencing joint loads is the choice of footwear, but it remains unclear which footwear is favorable. The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of footwear on hip joint loads in vivo. Instrumented hip endoprostheses were used for in vivo load measurements. The parameters resultant contact force (F_res), bending moment (M_bend) and torsional moment (M_tors) were evaluated during treadmill walking at 4 km/h with different shoe types. In general, footwear tended to increase hip joint loading, with the barefoot shoe having the least influence. F_res and M_bend were significantly increased during heel strik

SUBMITTER: Palmowski Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8115277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature