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Abnormality of lower limb joint

MedGen UID:
866624
•Concept ID:
C4020971
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the joints of the lower limbs
 
HPO: HP:0100491

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of acute lesser toe pain.
Ray J, Andrews NA, Dib A, Harrelson WM, Khurana A, Singh MS, Shah A
Postgrad Med 2021 Apr;133(3):320-329. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1873581. PMID: 33406375
Treatment of Freiberg Disease.
Seybold JD, Zide JR
Foot Ankle Clin 2018 Mar;23(1):157-169. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2017.09.011. PMID: 29362030
Evaluation and treatment of disorders of the infrapatellar fat pad.
Dragoo JL, Johnson C, McConnell J
Sports Med 2012 Jan 1;42(1):51-67. doi: 10.2165/11595680-000000000-00000. PMID: 22149697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The hip joint mobilization with movement technique improves muscle activity, postural stability, functional and dynamic balance in hemiplegia secondary to chronic stroke: a blinded randomized controlled trial.
Arabzadeh S, Kamali F, Bervis S, Razeghi M
BMC Neurol 2023 Jul 11;23(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12883-023-03315-2. PMID: 37434123Free PMC Article
Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle.
Deu RS, Coslick AM, Dreher G
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):479-486. PMID: 35559641
External fixation for the correction of adult post-traumatic deformities.
Goodier WD, Calder PR
Injury 2019 Jun;50 Suppl 1:S36-S44. Epub 2019 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.03.040. PMID: 31054864
The long-term use of foot orthoses affects walking kinematics and kinetics of children with flexible flat feet: A randomized controlled trial.
Jafarnezhadgero A, Madadi-Shad M, Alavi-Mehr SM, Granacher U
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0205187. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205187. PMID: 30300405Free PMC Article
Hallux varus.
Mills JA, Menelaus MB
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1989 May;71(3):437-40. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.71B3.2722937. PMID: 2722937

Diagnosis

Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle.
Deu RS, Coslick AM, Dreher G
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):479-486. PMID: 35559641
Equinus and Lengthening Techniques.
DeHeer PA
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2017 Apr;34(2):207-227. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2016.10.008. PMID: 28257675
Growing Pains.
Lehman PJ, Carl RL
Sports Health 2017 Mar-Apr;9(2):132-138. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1177/1941738117692533. PMID: 28177851Free PMC Article
Congenital fibular deficiency.
Hamdy RC, Makhdom AM, Saran N, Birch J
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2014 Apr;22(4):246-55. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-22-04-246. PMID: 24668354
Hip biomechanics.
Polkowski GG, Clohisy JC
Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 2010 Jun;18(2):56-62. doi: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181dc5774. PMID: 20473123

Therapy

Two-Stage Varus Correction.
Steginsky B, Haddad SL
Foot Ankle Clin 2019 Jun;24(2):281-304. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2019.02.012. PMID: 31036269
The long-term use of foot orthoses affects walking kinematics and kinetics of children with flexible flat feet: A randomized controlled trial.
Jafarnezhadgero A, Madadi-Shad M, Alavi-Mehr SM, Granacher U
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0205187. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205187. PMID: 30300405Free PMC Article
Surgical management of chronic lateral ankle instability: a meta-analysis.
Cao Y, Hong Y, Xu Y, Zhu Y, Xu X
J Orthop Surg Res 2018 Jun 25;13(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0870-6. PMID: 29940985Free PMC Article
Treatment of Freiberg Disease.
Seybold JD, Zide JR
Foot Ankle Clin 2018 Mar;23(1):157-169. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2017.09.011. PMID: 29362030
Patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Petersen W, Ellermann A, Gösele-Koppenburg A, Best R, Rembitzki IV, Brüggemann GP, Liebau C
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014 Oct;22(10):2264-74. Epub 2013 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2759-6. PMID: 24221245Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Knee biomechanics and contralateral knee osteoarthritis progression after total knee arthroplasty.
Aljehani MS, Christensen JC, Snyder-Mackler L, Crenshaw J, Brown A, Zeni JA Jr
Gait Posture 2022 Jan;91:266-275. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.020. PMID: 34775230Free PMC Article
Congenital Tibial Deficiency.
Litrenta J, Young M, Birch JG, Oetgen ME
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019 Mar 15;27(6):e268-e279. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00838. PMID: 30418269
Skewfoot.
Hagmann S, Dreher T, Wenz W
Foot Ankle Clin 2009 Sep;14(3):409-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.06.003. PMID: 19712883
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459
Hallux varus.
Mills JA, Menelaus MB
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1989 May;71(3):437-40. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.71B3.2722937. PMID: 2722937

Clinical prediction guides

Knee biomechanics and contralateral knee osteoarthritis progression after total knee arthroplasty.
Aljehani MS, Christensen JC, Snyder-Mackler L, Crenshaw J, Brown A, Zeni JA Jr
Gait Posture 2022 Jan;91:266-275. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.020. PMID: 34775230Free PMC Article
Congenital Tibial Deficiency.
Litrenta J, Young M, Birch JG, Oetgen ME
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019 Mar 15;27(6):e268-e279. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00838. PMID: 30418269
Skewfoot.
Hagmann S, Dreher T, Wenz W
Foot Ankle Clin 2009 Sep;14(3):409-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.06.003. PMID: 19712883
The newborn foot.
Gore AI, Spencer JP
Am Fam Physician 2004 Feb 15;69(4):865-72. PMID: 14989573
Abnormal lower limb symmetry determined by function hop tests after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Noyes FR, Barber SD, Mangine RE
Am J Sports Med 1991 Sep-Oct;19(5):513-8. doi: 10.1177/036354659101900518. PMID: 1962720

Recent systematic reviews

Does the ultrasound imaging predict lower limb tendinopathy in athletes: a systematic review.
Sharif F, Ahmad A, Shabbir A
BMC Med Imaging 2023 Dec 21;23(1):217. doi: 10.1186/s12880-023-01181-5. PMID: 38129787Free PMC Article
Risk Factors of Flatfoot in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Xu L, Gu H, Zhang Y, Sun T, Yu J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 6;19(14) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148247. PMID: 35886097Free PMC Article
Surgical interventions of Freiberg's disease: A systematic review.
Alhadhoud MA, Alsiri NF, Daniels TR, Glazebrook MA
Foot Ankle Surg 2021 Aug;27(6):606-614. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2020.08.005. PMID: 32917526
Surgical Management of Freiberg's Infraction: A Systematic Review.
Schade VL
Foot Ankle Spec 2015 Dec;8(6):498-519. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1177/1938640015585966. PMID: 25990579
Efficacy of ankle-foot orthoses on gait of children with cerebral palsy: systematic review of literature.
Figueiredo EM, Ferreira GB, Maia Moreira RC, Kirkwood RN, Fetters L
Pediatr Phys Ther 2008 Fall;20(3):207-23. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318181fb34. PMID: 18703958

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