RT Journal Article
T1 Variability of the lower limb symmetry index associated with the gait parameters in the overweight adult population with flatfoot: a case-control study
A1 Casado Hernández, Israel
A1 Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Bayod López, Javier
AB Background: Adult acquired flatfoot is characterized by a medial arch collapseduring monopodal support in the stance phase, developing eversion of thecalcaneus and abduction of the forefoot linked to the hindfoot. The purposeof our research was to analyze the dynamic symmetry index in the lower limbscomparing patients with flatfoot and normal foot.Methods: A case-control study was carried out with a sample of 62 participantsdivided into two groups consisting of 31 participants were overweight withbilateral flatfoot and 31 participants with healthy feet. A portable plantarpressure platform with piezoresistive sensors was used to measure the loadsymmetry index in the lower limbs in the foot areas and gait phases.Results: Gait pattern analysis showed statistically significant differences in thesymmetry index for lateral load (p = 0.004), the initial contact phase (p = 0.025)and the forefoot phase (p < 0.001).Conclusion: The adults were overweight with bilateral flatfoot evidencedalterations in the symmetry index in the lateral load and in the initial contactand flatfoot contact phases, showing greater instability in overweight adult flatfootcompared to the people with normal feet.
PB Frontiers Media
SN 2296-4185 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22405
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22405
LA eng
NO Casado-Hernández, I., Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R., Losa-Iglesias, M., Gómez-Salgado, J., López-López, D., & Bayod, J. (2023). Variability of the lower limb symmetry index associated with the gait parameters in the overweight adult population with flatfoot: a case-control study. In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Vol. 11). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1189309
NO This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the project PID2019-108009RB-I00.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026