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Effects of spinal deformities on lower limb kinematics during walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Gait kinetics in individuals with scoliosis: a systematic review and meta analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Pelvic, trunk and upper limb biomechanics during walking in individuals with spinal deformities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
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- Static Plantar-Load Distribution and Stabilometry in Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Under Different Testing Conditions: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Mapping the genetically predicted associations between lower-extremity muscle traits and spinal diseases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Risk of total hip arthroplasty following lumbar fusion surgery in a nationwide cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Biomechanical compensatory chain and residual compensation potential in aging spinal deformity: a narrative review and multimodal assessment framework.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
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- Long-term bisphosphonate use and femoral morphological changes in osteoporosis patients: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Predictive modeling of surgical outcomes in lumbar stenosis and degenerative scoliosis using 3D gait-based spine-pelvic compensation analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Spinal deformities characterized by malalignment of the spinal column, including scoliosis, hyper kyphosis, and lordosis, can significantly impact lower limb kinematics, potentially leading to altered gait patterns. We aimed to synthesize existing literature investigating the effect of spinal deformities on lower limb kinematics during walking. We searched Four databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase from their inception through 29th December 2024. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was applied to assess quality of included studies and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE system) was employed to assess the overall quality of the evidence in the meta-analysis. Mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated with random effects model in RevMan version 5.4. The review included 35 studies with 1941 participants. Regarding scoliosis, strong evidence suggested a significant increase in right leg stance% and non-significant changes in left leg cadence, right and left leg speed and ankle transverse ROM in individuals with scoliosis compared to controls. Sensitivity analysis showed strong evidence of decrease in right leg stride length and ankle sagittal ROM, decrease in left leg single support and non-significant change in left leg step length. Individuals with sagittal malalignment showed strong evidence of significant reduction in velocity; moderate evidence suggested a significant increase in double support and a decrease in stride length, knee and hip sagittal ROM. Sensitivity analysis revealed strong evidence of a significant decrease in cadence during walking in individuals with sagittal trunk malalignment compared to controls. Participants with adult spinal deformity exhibited strong evidence of increased double support and decreased cadence during walking compared to controls. Spinal deformities significantly alter lower limb kinematics during gait. Our findings highlight the essential need for clinicians to take gait alterations into account when developing targeted interventions for individuals with spinal deformity.
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