THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD

Background and Objective The aim of the study was to assess postural stability in patients with varying degrees of equalisation of limb shortness in the lower leg after treatment with the Ilizarov method compared to a control group, which consisted of people with lower extremities of equal lengt...

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Main Authors: Łukasz Pawik, Piotr Morasiewicz, Zdzisława Wrzosek, Felicja Fink-Lwow, Malwina Pawik
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Language:English
Published: IMR (Innovative Medical Research) Press Limited 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Men's Health
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Online Access:https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/149
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spelling doaj-67c26d7fa44143fbbcb7efe55a47f0a22021-01-02T09:50:17ZengIMR (Innovative Medical Research) Press LimitedJournal of Men's Health1875-68592019-10-0115310.22374/jomh.v15i3.149THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHODŁukasz Pawik0Piotr Morasiewicz1Zdzisława Wrzosek2Felicja Fink-Lwow3Malwina Pawik4University School of Physical EducationWroclaw Medical UniversityUniversity School of Physical EducationUniversity School of Physical EducationUniversity School of Physical Education Background and Objective The aim of the study was to assess postural stability in patients with varying degrees of equalisation of limb shortness in the lower leg after treatment with the Ilizarov method compared to a control group, which consisted of people with lower extremities of equal lengths. Material and Methods The study included 58 men treated with the Ilizarov method due to lower-limb length (LL) inequality in the lower leg and 61 healthy men who served as the control group. Patients with LL inequality were divided into two groups with varying degrees of limb equalisation. The measurement was made using the Biodex Balance System, which enables examination of the patient's ability to control balance and to assess the patient's lower-limb support function by determining their ability to control bilateral, dynamic postural stability on an unstable surface. Results: The study showed that not all patients treated with the Ilizarov method obtained results matching those in the control group. The largest limb-loading asymmetries were recorded in patients with a limb shortness of greater than 1 cm. People with LL asymmetry up to 1 cm obtained better results in terms of all measured parameters compared to patients whose LL discrepancy after treatment was more than 1 cm. The results of the balance parameter on an unstable surface differed between the patients subjected to treatment with the Ilizarov method and the group of healthy individuals. Conclusions People with lower limb-length asymmetry up to 1 cm obtained better results on all measured parameters compared to those with a limb-length discrepancy exceeding 1 cm. The results of the balance control parameter obtained on an unstable surface differed between groups of patients following treatment with the Ilizarov method and healthy individuals. People with limb-length asymmetry up to 1 cm following the treatment placed their weight in the lower extremities in a similar way as healthy individuals did. https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/149leg length inequality; Ilizarov technique; postural balance; asymmetry; dynamic test
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author Łukasz Pawik
Piotr Morasiewicz
Zdzisława Wrzosek
Felicja Fink-Lwow
Malwina Pawik
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Piotr Morasiewicz
Zdzisława Wrzosek
Felicja Fink-Lwow
Malwina Pawik
THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
Journal of Men's Health
leg length inequality; Ilizarov technique; postural balance; asymmetry; dynamic test
author_facet Łukasz Pawik
Piotr Morasiewicz
Zdzisława Wrzosek
Felicja Fink-Lwow
Malwina Pawik
author_sort Łukasz Pawik
title THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
title_short THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
title_full THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
title_fullStr THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
title_full_unstemmed THE IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB-LENGTH EQUALISATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE ILIZAROV METHOD
title_sort impact of lower limb-length equalisation on postural stability in patients treated with the ilizarov method
publisher IMR (Innovative Medical Research) Press Limited
series Journal of Men's Health
issn 1875-6859
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Background and Objective The aim of the study was to assess postural stability in patients with varying degrees of equalisation of limb shortness in the lower leg after treatment with the Ilizarov method compared to a control group, which consisted of people with lower extremities of equal lengths. Material and Methods The study included 58 men treated with the Ilizarov method due to lower-limb length (LL) inequality in the lower leg and 61 healthy men who served as the control group. Patients with LL inequality were divided into two groups with varying degrees of limb equalisation. The measurement was made using the Biodex Balance System, which enables examination of the patient's ability to control balance and to assess the patient's lower-limb support function by determining their ability to control bilateral, dynamic postural stability on an unstable surface. Results: The study showed that not all patients treated with the Ilizarov method obtained results matching those in the control group. The largest limb-loading asymmetries were recorded in patients with a limb shortness of greater than 1 cm. People with LL asymmetry up to 1 cm obtained better results in terms of all measured parameters compared to patients whose LL discrepancy after treatment was more than 1 cm. The results of the balance parameter on an unstable surface differed between the patients subjected to treatment with the Ilizarov method and the group of healthy individuals. Conclusions People with lower limb-length asymmetry up to 1 cm obtained better results on all measured parameters compared to those with a limb-length discrepancy exceeding 1 cm. The results of the balance control parameter obtained on an unstable surface differed between groups of patients following treatment with the Ilizarov method and healthy individuals. People with limb-length asymmetry up to 1 cm following the treatment placed their weight in the lower extremities in a similar way as healthy individuals did.
topic leg length inequality; Ilizarov technique; postural balance; asymmetry; dynamic test
url https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/149
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