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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2019)
Correlation between Foot Posture Index (FPI) and knee Osteoarthritis (OA) in elderly individuals
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Sayali Tribhuvan, Dr. Nupoor Kulkarni
Abstract
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related disorder and is often described as a chronic degenerative disease. Prevalence rates is estimated that 9.6% of men and 18% of women aged ≥ 60 years have symptomatic OA worldwide whereas in India it is 22% to 39%. Foot Posture Index (FPI) is a diagnostic clinical tool aimed at quantifying the degree to which a foot can be considered to be pronated, supinated or neutral position. Aim of the study: To determine correlation between Foot Posture Index and Knee Osteoarthritis in Elderly individuals. Result: The Karl Pearson correlation co-efficient(r) for the above study is 0.43, R squared value is 0.18 and the two tailed p value is <0.0001 and thus the result shows extreme significance. Conclusion: The study concluded that, there is positive correlation between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and foot posture index. The abnormal foot posture was commonly seen in patients with OA Knee grade 3 and 4.
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Pages:52-56
How to cite this article:
Sayali Tribhuvan, Dr. Nupoor Kulkarni "Correlation between Foot Posture Index (FPI) and knee Osteoarthritis (OA) in elderly individuals". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 52-56
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