Association of medial longitudinal arch height and stiffness with lower extremity alignment, pain, and disease severity in knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association of medial longitudinal arch (MLA) height and stiffness with lower extremity alignment, pain, and disease severity in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study included 90 patients (75 females, 15 males; mean age: 63.6±9.4 years; range, 50 to 90 years) diagnosed with knee OA according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria between December 2022 and June 2024. Medial longitudinal arch height and stiffness were assessed using the arch height index (AHI) method in both sitting and standing positions. The arch stiffness index (ASI) was calculated. The OA-related clinical outcomes included pain severity (numeric rating scale), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores, Kellgren-Lawrence grade, and tibiofemoral angles. Associations between MLA characteristics and OA parameters were examined. Results: Low and high arch rates were 10% and 16%, respectively. No significant differences in OA clinical and radiological parameters were observed across different MLA types. Within-patient comparisons showed higher MLA height in the extremity with greater knee pain and more advanced OA. Correlation analyses indicated that increased ASI was associated with higher arch height and knee varus angles, suggesting a biomechanical interplay between MLA structure and knee joint alignment in advanced OA patients. In the early OA group, ASI was negatively correlated with knee pain severity. Conclusion: A higher medial arch and increased midfoot stiffness were associated with knee pain, radiological severity, and knee varus in patients with OA. These findings support the complex relationship between the foot arch structure and knee OA through the perspective of the lower extremity kinematic chain.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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