Clinically assessed mediolateral knee motion: Impact on gait

Abstract

Objective: Mediolateral knee movement can be assessed visually with clinical tests. A knee-medial-to-foot position is associated with an increased risk of knee injuries and pathologies. However, the implications of such findings on daily tasks are not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate if a knee-medial-to-foot position assessed during a clinical test was associated with altered hip and knee joint kinematics and knee joint kinetics during gait compared with those with a knee-over-foot position. Design: Participants were visually assessed during a single-limb mini squat test and classified by a physiotherapist as exhibiting either a knee-medial-to-foot or knee-over-foot ..