Hindfoot alignment measurement method with laser beam (HAML)

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Novel method for evaluation of hindfoot
alignment in weight-bearing position
using laser beam
Tadasuke Ohnishi, PT, PO, MS, Mitsumasa Hida, PT, MS, Yukio Nakamura, MD,
Chikamune Wada, PhD
J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 30: 474–478, 2018

[Purpose] It is clinically important to accurately evaluate the alignment of hindfoot alignment from the
body surface in weight-bearing position. In general, measurement is carried out using a goniometer, but the measurement
with goniometer requires experience, and the reliability in this measurement is also in question. Therefore,
it is necessary to establish a clinical measurement method to replace the goniometer. As a solution, we devised
a hindfoot alignment measurement method with laser beam (HAML), which measures hindfoot alignment along the
body surface using a laser beam. This study aimed to study the correlation between the measurement result along
the body surface with laser or goniometer and that of radiography with regard to hindfoot alignment. [Subjects and
Methods] Subjects included 23 individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Their hindfoot alignment using radiography
and goniometry were measured. The correlation between the measurement result along the body surface with or
without laser and radiography was investigated. [Results] The correlation between HAML and radiography was
better than that between HAML and goniometry. [Conclusion] The correlation between radiography and HAML
for measuring hindfoot alignment was good. This finding implies that HAML can be used as a screening test or
epidemiological survey in regional medicine
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