Analyzing Foot Posture Malalignments in Obese Individuals

Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Background and objective Obesity often leads to foot deformities due the increased pressure on feet, body's most distal parts. Obesity-induced malalignments can impact posture, making it essential study these changes for better understanding management. Hence, aimed examine posture in obese individuals. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 216 participants - 108 with normal BMI were selected based inclusion exclusion criteria. The was performed at Krishna College of Physiotherapy (KCPT), Karad. A well-elaborated assessment done using Foot Posture Index-6, navicular drop test, degree toe-out, Meary's angle (MA), forefoot rearfoot deviations. This statistically analyzed SPSS Statistics software (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY), results obtained accordingly. Results Among participants, regarding FPI-6 assessment, those age group 43-50 years experienced a significant (p=0.0003), particularly among females (p=0.0002). As significantly affected (p=0.0032), again being (p<0.0001). While assessing toe-out angle, (p=0.0007) substantially (p=0.0018). For MA, 35-42 affected, males both Abnormal valgus varus combined seen population had elderly Conclusions Based our findings, individuals are more susceptible than group. also highlighted that prone have altered predominantly flat feet.

Language: Английский

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Detection of Flatfoot Deformity from X-Ray Images Using Image Filtering and Transfer Learning Approaches

DÜMF Mühendislik Dergisi, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 115 - 123

Published: March 26, 2025

Flatfoot (pes planus) is a condition defined as the flattening of curved structure result collapse foot or weakening structures, such ligaments and muscles that hold bones tissues in certain order curve due to various reasons. If left untreated, this can lead calf, knee, hip, lower back pain even postural disorders deterioration. In study, transfer learning-based method presented using Dilation filter for flatfoot detection from X-ray images. The image dataset contains 402 images 440 control For preprocessing, dilation filtering used, are enhanced with method. After performance learning approaches, DarkNet19, GoogLeNet, DenseNet-201, ResNet-101, MobileNetV2 architectures, were compared. holdout was used measurements. experimental results show DenseNet-201 model performs best an overall accuracy 0.9802 Cohen's Kappa value 0.96. combination methods provides effective approach automatic detection. Compared similar studies literature, proposed significantly higher.

Language: Английский

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The Design and Application of an Advanced System for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Flatfoot Based on Infrared Thermography and a Smart-Memory-Alloy-Reinforced Insole

Prosthesis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(6), P. 1491 - 1509

Published: Dec. 9, 2024

Background: Flatfoot deformity is a common condition in children and teenagers that may increase the risk of knee, hip, back pain. Most insoles suggested to treat flatfoot symptoms are not designed adapt foot temperature during walking, they either too soft provide support or hard enough be uncomfortable. Purpose: This study aims develop an advanced solution diagnose flexible (FFT) using infrared thermography measurements hybrid insole reinforced by nitinol (NiTiCu) smart-memory-alloy wires (SMAWs), this super-elastic alloy can return its pre-deformed shape when heated, which helps reduce local high-temperature points caused uneven pressure FFT. approach achieves more uniform thermal distribution across foot, makes comfortable. Methods: The involved 16 subjects, divided into two groups eight flat-footed normal. procedure includes parts, namely, designing prototype with SMAW properties based on measurement SolidWorks, evaluating design Ansys. Second, SMAWs customized for subjects. differences between medial lateral sides metatarsophalangeal line compared normal before after wearing design. Results: results show our safely diagnosed FFT significantly improved subjects than 80% A paired t-test reported significant (p-value > 0.001) decreases insole, was closely approximated Conclusions: SMAW-reinforced comfortable suitable treating deformity, effective tool evaluate deformity.

Language: Английский

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A Novel Model Based on CNN–ViT Fusion and Ensemble Learning for the Automatic Detection of Pes Planus

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(16), P. 4800 - 4800

Published: Aug. 15, 2024

Background: Pes planus, commonly known as flatfoot, is a condition in which the medial arch of foot abnormally low or absent, leading to inner part having less curvature than normal. Symptom recognition and errors diagnosis are problems encountered daily practice. Therefore, it important improve how made. With availability large datasets, deep neural networks have shown promising capabilities recognizing structures accurately identifying pes planus. Methods: In this study, we developed novel fusion model by combining Vgg16 convolutional network (CNN) with vision transformer ViT-B/16 enhance detection This leverages strengths both CNN ViT architectures, resulting improved performance compared that reports literature. Additionally, ensemble learning techniques were employed ensure robustness model. Results: Through 10-fold cross-validation, demonstrated high sensitivity, specificity, F1 score values 97.4%, 96.4%, 96.8%, respectively. These results highlight effectiveness proposed quickly diagnosing making suitable for deployment clinics healthcare centers. Conclusions: By facilitating early diagnosis, can contribute better management treatment processes, ultimately an quality life patients.

Language: Английский

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Asociación entre cambios degenerativos de la primera articulación metatarsofalángica con la alteración de las variables goniométricas del arco longitudinal interno: estudio observacional

Revista Española de Podología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Introducción: Radiográficamente se ha demostrado una asociación entre el hallux rigidus y la presencia de metatarsus primus elevatus.El objetivo este trabajo es valorar los cambios degenerativos primera articulación metatarsofalángica (1AMTF) con valores goniométricos del arco longitudinal interno.Pacientes métodos: Estudio observacional sobre pacientes Clínica Universitaria Podología (UCM), septiembre 2022 a marzo 2023, movilidad 1AMTF inferior 60° en descarga.En radiografía lateral carga analizaron: alteración espacio articular, osteofitosis dorsal falange proximal cabeza primer metatarsiano, ángulo inclinación calcáneo, línea Meary-Tomeno Costa Bartani interno.Resultados: Se analizaron 37 pies (37 pacientes) edad media 52 (64.9 % mujeres 35.1 hombres).La disminución articular asoció más plantar (8.4° ± 5.6 vs. 1.1° 5.4; p < 0.001), menor calcáneo (21.4° 4.8 25.5°± 6.4; = 0.032) metatarsiano (21.5° 2.5 23.8°± 3.3; 0.018).Pacientes tuvieron (19.8° 4.4 24.5°± 1.3; p-valor 0.021).Los algún signo rígidos (n 22; 60 %) mostraron Meary-Tomenon un vértice (7.0° 7.0 2.7° 5.1; 0.041).Conclusiones: Las medidas goniométricas que representan compatibles aplanamiento interno asocian signos degeneración metatarsofalángica.

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