no / Leg length discrepancy (LLD) refers to the medical
a condition where legs are of different lengths. This condition might
affect gait and posture, and may lead to various orthopedic
disorders that can have serious repercussions on the individual,
be it physiological, psychological, social, economic, or ergonomic.
In order to ameliorate the rehabilitation of individuals with LLD,
it is imperative to understand the biomechanics of LLD in these
individuals. Hence, the current study’s objective is to
characterize the plantar pressures of individuals with Leg Length
Discrepancy in comparison to those of asymptomatic individuals.
This pilot study employs a pedar-x in-shoe pedobarograph
system to gather the history of dynamic plantar pressures in one
adult male individual with LLD and a representative adult
normal volunteer with no diagnosed neurological or musculoskeletal
disorders. The obtained results reveal quantifiable
differences in the study metrics between the two individuals
during walking. These results provide a proof-of-concept for this
study, and may serve as diagnostic tools to better rehabilitate
individuals with LLD and, thus, provide them with a better
quality of life. Future work is to incorporate an extended study of
10 normal individuals versus 10 individuals with LLD, and
includes both males and females, as well as both adults and
adolescents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/18697 |
| Date | 11 February 2016 |
| Creators | Abu-Faraj, Z.O., Abdul-Al, Mohamed, Al-Deeb, R.A. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Conference paper, No full-text in the repository |
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