Plantar pressures of the most common feet pathologies

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  • Pilar Bernal Jiménez
  • Gabriel Domínguez Maldonado
Pilar Bernal Jiménez
Spain
Gabriel Domínguez Maldonado
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016), Especial Communication, pages 57-68
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/ejpod.2016.2.2.1496
Submitted: Mar 12, 2016 Accepted: Jul 29, 2016 Published: Sep 9, 2016
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Objectives: To know the scientific evidence of the plantar pressure values set as "normal", and the amendments thereto in the most common diseases of the foot. The study of plantar pressures will take additional exploration, and will assist in the diagnosis of various diseases.

Material and Method: Narrative review conducted through 76 references (8 books, 55 scientific articles, one dissertation and 3 websites.). Using keywords such as pressure plantar, cavus foot, flatfoot, claw toe ... etc, in different databases, PubMed being the most used.

Results: plantar pressure data reflect the architecture of the foot, so as a rule, Cavus Foot has increased pressure on the forefoot by upright metatarsal, while the flat foot has higher pressure peaks in the midfoot flattening of the arch. Conditions of the metatarsal and digital deformities reflect higher pressure in the metatarsal area by overloading which are under the metatarsal. Pressures in the asymmetries reflect changes according to long leg and short leg, earning higher long leg plantar pressures in the forefoot.

Conclusions: The results obtained confirm that the study of plantar pressures we will assist in diagnosis and treatment effective as each condition shows significant differences from the normal foot plantar pressure.

Keywords:

flatfoot, metatarsalgia, foot deformities

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