U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Abnormality of lower limb joint

MedGen UID:
866624
•Concept ID:
C4020971
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the joints of the lower limbs
 
HPO: HP:0100491

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of acute lesser toe pain.
Ray J, Andrews NA, Dib A, Harrelson WM, Khurana A, Singh MS, Shah A
Postgrad Med 2021 Apr;133(3):320-329. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1873581. PMID: 33406375
The diabetic foot management - recent advance.
Sinwar PD
Int J Surg 2015 Mar;15:27-30. Epub 2015 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.01.023. PMID: 25638739
Evaluation and treatment of disorders of the infrapatellar fat pad.
Dragoo JL, Johnson C, McConnell J
Sports Med 2012 Jan 1;42(1):51-67. doi: 10.2165/11595680-000000000-00000. PMID: 22149697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle.
Deu RS, Coslick AM, Dreher G
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):479-486. PMID: 35559641
Effect of Obesity on Knee and Ankle Biomechanics during Walking.
Capodaglio P, Gobbi M, Donno L, Fumagalli A, Buratto C, Galli M, Cimolin V
Sensors (Basel) 2021 Oct 27;21(21) doi: 10.3390/s21217114. PMID: 34770421Free PMC Article
Physical and mechanical therapies for lower limb symptoms in children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a systematic review.
Peterson B, Coda A, Pacey V, Hawke F
J Foot Ankle Res 2018;11:59. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1186/s13047-018-0302-1. PMID: 30455744Free PMC Article
The long-term use of foot orthoses affects walking kinematics and kinetics of children with flexible flat feet: A randomized controlled trial.
Jafarnezhadgero A, Madadi-Shad M, Alavi-Mehr SM, Granacher U
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0205187. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205187. PMID: 30300405Free PMC Article
Surgical management of chronic lateral ankle instability: a meta-analysis.
Cao Y, Hong Y, Xu Y, Zhu Y, Xu X
J Orthop Surg Res 2018 Jun 25;13(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0870-6. PMID: 29940985Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle.
Deu RS, Coslick AM, Dreher G
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):479-486. PMID: 35559641
Amyoplasia and distal arthrogryposis.
Griffet J, Dieterich K, Bourg V, Bourgeois E
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Feb;107(1S):102781. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2020.102781. PMID: 33321243
Growing Pains.
Lehman PJ, Carl RL
Sports Health 2017 Mar-Apr;9(2):132-138. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1177/1941738117692533. PMID: 28177851Free PMC Article
Lesser toe deformities.
Shirzad K, Kiesau CD, DeOrio JK, Parekh SG
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Aug;19(8):505-14. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201108000-00006. PMID: 21807918
Hip biomechanics.
Polkowski GG, Clohisy JC
Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 2010 Jun;18(2):56-62. doi: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181dc5774. PMID: 20473123

Therapy

Spatiotemporal, kinematic and kinetic assessment of the effects of a foot drop stimulator for home-based rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke: a randomized clinical trial.
Mao YR, Zhao JL, Bian MJ, Lo WLA, Leng Y, Bian RH, Huang DF
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2022 Jun 7;19(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12984-022-01036-0. PMID: 35672756Free PMC Article
Pain on the Plantar Surface of the Foot.
Gutteck N, Schilde S, Delank KS
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Feb 8;116(6):83-88. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0083. PMID: 30892183Free PMC Article
The long-term use of foot orthoses affects walking kinematics and kinetics of children with flexible flat feet: A randomized controlled trial.
Jafarnezhadgero A, Madadi-Shad M, Alavi-Mehr SM, Granacher U
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0205187. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205187. PMID: 30300405Free PMC Article
Surgical management of chronic lateral ankle instability: a meta-analysis.
Cao Y, Hong Y, Xu Y, Zhu Y, Xu X
J Orthop Surg Res 2018 Jun 25;13(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0870-6. PMID: 29940985Free PMC Article
Patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Petersen W, Ellermann A, Gösele-Koppenburg A, Best R, Rembitzki IV, Brüggemann GP, Liebau C
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014 Oct;22(10):2264-74. Epub 2013 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2759-6. PMID: 24221245Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Knee biomechanics and contralateral knee osteoarthritis progression after total knee arthroplasty.
Aljehani MS, Christensen JC, Snyder-Mackler L, Crenshaw J, Brown A, Zeni JA Jr
Gait Posture 2022 Jan;91:266-275. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.020. PMID: 34775230Free PMC Article
The Natural History of Meniscus Tears.
Chambers HG, Chambers RC
J Pediatr Orthop 2019 Jul;39(Issue 6, Supplement 1 Suppl 1):S53-S55. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001386. PMID: 31169650
Congenital Tibial Deficiency.
Litrenta J, Young M, Birch JG, Oetgen ME
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019 Mar 15;27(6):e268-e279. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00838. PMID: 30418269
Skewfoot.
Hagmann S, Dreher T, Wenz W
Foot Ankle Clin 2009 Sep;14(3):409-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.06.003. PMID: 19712883
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459

Clinical prediction guides

Knee biomechanics and contralateral knee osteoarthritis progression after total knee arthroplasty.
Aljehani MS, Christensen JC, Snyder-Mackler L, Crenshaw J, Brown A, Zeni JA Jr
Gait Posture 2022 Jan;91:266-275. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.020. PMID: 34775230Free PMC Article
Effect of Obesity on Knee and Ankle Biomechanics during Walking.
Capodaglio P, Gobbi M, Donno L, Fumagalli A, Buratto C, Galli M, Cimolin V
Sensors (Basel) 2021 Oct 27;21(21) doi: 10.3390/s21217114. PMID: 34770421Free PMC Article
Congenital Tibial Deficiency.
Litrenta J, Young M, Birch JG, Oetgen ME
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019 Mar 15;27(6):e268-e279. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00838. PMID: 30418269
The long-term use of foot orthoses affects walking kinematics and kinetics of children with flexible flat feet: A randomized controlled trial.
Jafarnezhadgero A, Madadi-Shad M, Alavi-Mehr SM, Granacher U
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0205187. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205187. PMID: 30300405Free PMC Article
Anterior knee pain: an update of physical therapy.
Werner S
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014 Oct;22(10):2286-94. Epub 2014 Jul 6 doi: 10.1007/s00167-014-3150-y. PMID: 24997734

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of robotic exoskeletons for improving gait in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.
Hunt M, Everaert L, Brown M, Muraru L, Hatzidimitriadou E, Desloovere K
Gait Posture 2022 Oct;98:343-354. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.09.082. PMID: 36306544
Splinting for the non-operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of age.
Dwan K, Kirkham J, Paton RW, Morley E, Newton AW, Perry DC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Oct 10;10(10):CD012717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012717.pub2. PMID: 36214650Free PMC Article
Risk Factors of Flatfoot in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Xu L, Gu H, Zhang Y, Sun T, Yu J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 6;19(14) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148247. PMID: 35886097Free PMC Article
Muscle activations during functional tasks in individuals with chronic ankle instability: a systematic review of electromyographical studies.
Labanca L, Mosca M, Ghislieri M, Agostini V, Knaflitz M, Benedetti MG
Gait Posture 2021 Oct;90:340-373. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.09.182. PMID: 34564008
Physical and mechanical therapies for lower limb symptoms in children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a systematic review.
Peterson B, Coda A, Pacey V, Hawke F
J Foot Ankle Res 2018;11:59. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1186/s13047-018-0302-1. PMID: 30455744Free PMC Article

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...