Podiatry alterations in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
| Autor: | Gabriel Domínguez-Maldonado, José M. Castillo-López, María Reina-Bueno, Pedro V. Munuera-Martínez, Carmen Vázquez-Bautista, Inmaculada C. Palomo-Toucedo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry Population Podiatry medicine.disease Foot problems body regions 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Ehlers–Danlos syndrome medicine Physical therapy In patient 030212 general & internal medicine business education Foot (unit) |
| Zdroj: | Medicina Clínica (English Edition). 154:94-97 |
| ISSN: | 2387-0206 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.medcle.2019.05.009 |
| Popis: | Background and objective This paper aims to describe the type of foot and most frequent podiatric alterations, as well as the level of pain, disability, fatigue and alteration of quality of life in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Materials and methods Thirty-eight individuals with hypermobile or classic EDS participated. The percentage of pain in the foot and deformities was recorded, and several questionnaires were administered. The type of foot was classified according to the footprint and the Foot Posture Index. Results There was a high degree of pain, disability, intensity of fatigue and low quality of life in these patients. According to the footprint, 20% presented flat feet, 47% normal feet and 33% cavus feet. Conclusions The participants in this study had a high percentage of foot problems related to high levels of pain and limited functionality in the feet. The quality of life of these patients appeared diminished. Foot types were observed according to the footprint and deformities similar to those of the general population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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