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Hallux valgus in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome

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The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of hallux valgus (HV) in patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Ninety-nine patients with unilateral patellofemoral pain participated. The study was designed with each subject acting as their own internal control by using the unaffected limb for comparison. The HV and intermetatarsal angles were measured by weight-bearing anteroposterior radiographs in patients. Eighty-four out of 99 patients had an abnormal HV angle on the affected side and 78 of 99 patients had an abnormal HV angle on the unaffected side. There were significant differences in the HV angle between affected and unaffected sides (P = 0.003). This study is the first to demonstrate the relationship between HV and PFPS. Further comprehensive biomechanical studies are warranted to analyse the relationship between HV and PFPS.

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Acknowledgments

This study was written when Defne Kaya attended as a researcher in Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester in UK. The authors would like to thank Akin Üzümcügil, MD, Assis. of Prof. for his assistance in taking measurements. The authors did not receive grants or outside funding in support of their research or for the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Defne Kaya, Seyit Citaker & Inci Yuksel

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Ozgur Ahmet Atay, Omur Çağlar & Mahmut Nedim Doral

  3. Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Defne Kaya & Michael J. Callaghan

  4. Department of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Defne Kaya & Mahmut Nedim Doral

  5. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

    Akin Cil

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Kaya, D., Atay, O.A., Callaghan, M.J. et al. Hallux valgus in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 17, 1364–1367 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-0775-3

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