Ankle Instability Among Mid-Foot Deformity Patients

Abstract

Objective: To determine the ankle instability among midfoot deformity patients Methods: A six-month descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Ghurki Trust and Teaching Hospital, Children's Hospital, and the Institute of Child Health in Lahore, with 96 individuals (64 men and 32 females) from August 2018 to January 2019. The inclusion criteria were children aged 1-6 years after Ponesti method and children with resistant or recurrent CTEV. The sample was collected by convenient sampling technique. The Ethical Committee of the Lahore College of Physical Therapy granted permission. Ankle instability of each patient was assessed with Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 was used to enter and analyze data. Results: The Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool questionnaire has 9- items 30-point scale where less than 27 score shows ankle instability. The study found that 88 individuals had ankle instability and 8 had ankle stability out of a total of 96 patients. Conclusion: Maximum patients of mid-foot deformity were presented with ankle instability.