RT Journal Article
T1 Hallux Limitus: Exploring the Variability in Lower Limb Symmetry and Its Connection to Gait Parameters—A Case–Control Study
A1 Tovaruela Carrión, Natalia
A1 Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Bayod López, Javier
AB Hallux limitus pathology is defined as a limitation of the dorsiflexion movementof the first toe without degenerative involvement of the first metatarsophalangeal joint,which produces pain and generates functional impairment, especially in the propulsivephase of gait. It is very common to find this pathology in adulthood accompanied by othercompensations at a biomechanical level as a consequence of blockage of the main pivot inthe sagittal plane. The aim was to determine the symmetry index that occurs in dynamicsaffiliated with other gait parameters in subjects with and without hallux limitus. A totalof 70 subjects were part of the sample, and these were separated into two groups, eachconsisting of 35 subjects, depending on whether they had bilateral hallux limitus or if theywere healthy subjects. In this study, a platform was used to assess the load symmetryindex and walking phases. The results showed significant differences in the symmetryindex for lateral load (p = 0.023), the initial contact phase (p = 0.003), and the flatfoot phase(p < 0.001). The adults who had bilateral hallux limitus exhibited changes in the symmetryindex during the lateral load as well as in the initial contact and flatfoot contact phases,demonstrating increased instability when compared to individuals with normal feet.
PB MDPI
SN 2306-5354 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25516
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25516
LA eng
NO Tovaruela Carrión, N., Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R., Losa-Iglesias, M. E., López-López, D., Gómez-Salgado, J., & Bayod-López, J. (2025). Hallux Limitus: Exploring the Variability in Lower Limb Symmetry and Its Connection to Gait Parameters—A Case–Control Study. In Bioengineering, 12(3), 298. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12030298
NO This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the project PID2023-149353OB-I00.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026