3 results match your criteria: "Kita Orthopaedic Clinic[Affiliation]"
Background: Flatfoot is characterized as a lower longitudinal arch and is a common foot deformity in older adults. Foot intrinsic muscle dysfunction has been considered as one of the factors for a lower medial longitudinal arch. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the navicular drop with the thickness of foot intrinsic muscles in older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociations of the step-up test and lower limb dysfunction: A post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study.
J Orthop Sci
January 2018
Kita Orthopaedic Clinic, Japan; Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Japan.
Background: Step-up ability is considered to be associated with lower limb dysfunction. The objective of this research was to assess the height of the tallest step that could be mounted and to investigate its association with lower limb dysfunction.
Methods: We previously conducted a two-year follow-up prospective cohort study.
Erratum to: Why not use your own body weight to prevent falls? A randomized, controlled trial of balance therapy to prevent falls and fractures for elderly people who can stand on one leg for ≤15 s.
J Orthop Sci
March 2014
International Medical Information Center, 35 Shinano-machi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.