Foot progression angle in knee osteoarthritis – a modifiable lever for medial knee load or an oversimplified therapeutic target

Aavrati Rastogi; Roop B. Kalia; Pradeep K. Meena; Rajkumar Yadav

doi:10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20263964

Authors

Aavrati Rastogi Department of Orthopedics, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Roop B. Kalia Department of Orthopedics, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3418-5942
Pradeep K. Meena Department of Orthopedics, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7278-3671
Rajkumar Yadav Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9911-6198

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20263964

Keywords:

Knee osteoarthritis , Modifiable lever , Therapeutic target

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is no longer viewed solely as a degenerative disorder, but as a mechanically driven disease in which aberrant joint loading dictates both symptom progression and structural decline. Within this framework, the foot progression angle (FPA) has emerged as a clinically accessible and modifiable biomechanical parameter that may influence medial knee joint loading.

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