A comparison of foot posture and walking performance in patients with mild, moderate, and severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of scoliosis. However, the underlying mechanisms linking spinal curvature in AIS to foot characteristics and walking performance remain unclear.

Objective

This study aimed to compare walking performance between adolescents with mild, moderate, and severe scoliosis and matched healthy peers with foot posture as covariates.

Methods

This cross-sectional study of 96 adolescents was conducted between April 2020 to October 2020 in China, with 32 healthy peers in the control group and 64 patients in the AIS group. Foot posture and morphology, plantar pressure distribution, and gait characteristics were analyzed. One-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni correction and a post hoc comparison of the mea

SUBMITTER: Zhu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128255 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature