Correlation Between Sacral Angle and Lumbar Range of Motion in Women With Genu Valgum

NCT ID: NCT04377373

Last Updated: 2020-05-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 64 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-04-14
• Study Completion Date: 2019-09-05

Brief Summary

Many patients with genu valgum present with postural changes, such as: internal rotation of the tibial and femoral axes, anteversion of the iliac bones, increased lumbar lordosis, thoracic hyperkyphosis and cervical hyperlordosis. Such pathomechanical changes may interfere with lumbar range of motion. Investigators of this study try to answer the following question: is there a relationship between sacral angle and lumbar range of motion in women with bilateral genu valgum. the results of this study will help professionals to plan a proper treatment program for patients with genu valgum.

Detailed Description

Sixty four female participants were under the following procedures:

• Screening for genu valgum via postural assessment from frontal view, then measuring the Q angle bilaterally.
• Patients with Q-angle >20 degress were under the following procedures:

A. Full-Length AP standing X-ray,then the investigators measured the hip-knee angle (the angle between the mechanical axis of the femur and the tibia). It will be obtained by connecting the center of the femoral head to the midpoint of the tibial eminential spine in a line tangential to the femoral condyles, and another line from here to the centre of the trochlea tali.

B-Lumbo-sacral X-ray lateral view was done at the time and the sacral angle was the measured by Ferguson´s technique in degrees using a protractor and this was the sacral angle.

C- During the same session, trunk range of motion was measured by Modified schober test D- Collected data were taken for statistical analysis.

Conditions

Genu Valgum

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female with bilateral genu valgum (Q angle> 20 degrees.

2. Age ranges from 18-25 years old.

3. BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous lumbar surgery

2. lumbar spine fracture

3. Spondylolisthesis

4. Foraminal or extra foraminal lumbar disc herniation

5. spinal tumors, and bone metabolic diseases 6 - Knee surgeries

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Karima Abdelaty Hassan

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nasr A. Abdelkader, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lecturer,Cairo University

Locations

Cairo university

Giza, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/002300

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id