Biomechanical and Morphological Characterization of PTTD

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-22

Study Completion Date

2028-08-01

Brief Summary

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Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is a progressive condition of the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle with symptoms of tendinopathy or even rupture. Functionally, it is associated with the inability to lock the mid foot and thus manifests itself as a main contributor to adult acquired flatfoot deformity.

Concerning treatment, clinical decision making is currently based on a classification integrating various parameters as pain, flexibility of the foot joints, the condition of the posterior tibial tendon assessed through ultrasound imaging and radiographic assessment of arthritic changes. Surprisingly, this classification does not consider any morphologic characteristics (the shape of a bone or joint) or functional, biomechanical characteristics of the foot and ankle, i.e. based on kinematics (e.g. range of motion) and/or kinetics (center of pressure, angular velocity, moment, power absorption and power generation of a joint).

Detailed biomechanical characteristics of the foot and ankle can be reliably collected by instrumented gait analysis wherein a 3D camera system is combined with a force plate and plantar pressure platform. Kinematic studies in the field of PTTD typically considered the foot as a structure consisting of three segments: hind foot, forefoot and hallux. Consequently, the mid foot segment (the Chopart and Lisfranc joints) has been neglected, although it is this segment that is particularly affected in PTTD patients.

The aim of this research is to overcome the limitations of the current classification system and treatment of PTTD patients, by complementing the current standard-of-care clinical assessment with better insight in the pathologic changes that occur in PTTD patients.

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Detailed Description

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Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is a progressive condition of the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle with symptoms of tendinopathy or even rupture. Functionally, it is associated with the inability to lock the mid foot and thus manifests itself as a main contributor to adult acquired flatfoot deformity. Importantly, this condition is associated with severe pain, inability to walk, collapse of the foot arch and dislocation and destruction of foot joints, causing serious disability with respect to activities of daily living and professional activities.

Concerning treatment, clinical decision making is currently based on a classification integrating various parameters as pain, flexibility of the foot joints, the condition of the posterior tibial tendon assessed through ultrasound imaging and radiographic assessment of arthritic changes. PTTD stage 1 is characterized by tendinopathy and is suggested to be mainly treated conservatively. Stage 2 is characterized by a flexible flat foot deformation, mostly combined with a tear of the posterior tibial tendon. Here, treatment is suggested through osteotomies and soft tissue surgery. Stage 3 encompasses a rigid flat foot deformity associated with a fully dysfunctional posterior tibial tendon and degenerative changes of the hind foot joints. At this stage fusion of the affected joints should be considered. During recent decades, this classification has been extended with additional subgroups as well as a stage 4 which adds onto stage 3 with excessive tibio-talar valgus and is mainly treated by a complementary fusion of the ankle joint.

Surprisingly, this classification does not consider any morphologic characteristics (the shape of a bone or joint) or functional, biomechanical characteristics of the foot and ankle, i.e. based on kinematics (e.g. range of motion) and/or kinetics (center of pressure, angular velocity, moment, power absorption and power generation of a joint).

Detailed biomechanical characteristics of the foot and ankle can be reliably collected by instrumented gait analysis wherein a 3D camera system is combined with a force plate and plantar pressure platform. Kinematic studies in the field of PTTD typically considered the foot as a structure consisting of three segments: hind foot, forefoot and hallux. Consequently, the mid foot segment (the Chopart and Lisfranc joints) has been neglected, although it is this segment that is particularly affected in PTTD patients. While kinematic studies focus on joint motion, kinetic studies focus on the loading and impact associated with motion of the joints.

Besides documenting specific biomechanical characteristics of the different stages of PTTD, it is essential to explore the relation of these biomechanical characteristics with the bone morphology of the involved osseous structures.

The aim of this research is to overcome the limitations of the current classification system and treatment of PTTD patients, by complementing the current standard-of-care clinical assessment with better insight in the pathologic changes that occur in PTTD patients. This will be done by simultaneously acquiring kinematic, kinetic and morphologic characteristics in PTTD patients, with a special interest in the possible connection between these morphological and the biomechanics changes. Through these insights, we will be able to better classify these patients, using the developed biomechanical classification, as a first step towards an optimized, patient-tailored treatment plan which converts these individual pathological characteristics back to normal, giving the patients back their mobility and a live without pain, i.e. gaining back their quality of life.

Conditions

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Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective interventional study that includes PTTD patients (PTTD I, II and III) and a healthy control group.

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

PTTD patients (PTTD I, II and III) and a healthy control group.

Study Groups

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