

Disorders of biomechanics of walking and foot deformation
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2024-33-26-30
Abstract
Gait is a motor act which is necessary to do everyday tasks and social interaction. Moreover, it is an important psycho-emotional factor affecting the normal development of person. Nowadays we have a lot of research and hypotheses about when and how the most complex locomotor skill is formed. We made this review summarizing various Russian and foreign publications on this topic over the past 5–10 years to show modern scientific ideas in this field. The review represents the normal biomechanics of gait and the walking cycle in healthy people, factors which affect the development of gait in children, as well as its various pathological forms which may cause some deformities of the musculoskeletal system and diseases. Gait is the most complex cyclic process of interaction between biological mechanisms and social factors of human life. The hereditary and own biological aspects have an influence on gait formation, as well as the character, temperament, profession and upbringing of the child affect the gait biomechanics and the gait pathology in children.
About the Authors
E. V. ZhukovaRussian Federation
Zhukova Ekaterina V., postgraduate student at Dept of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation
Moscow
N. V. Polukarov
Russian Federation
Polukarov Nikolay V., PhD Med, associate professor at Dept of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation
Moscow
E. M. Morozenkova
Russian Federation
Morozenkova Ekaterina M., senior laboratory assistant at Dept of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation
Moscow
A. D. Kuklev
Russian Federation
Kuklev Aleksander D., resident physician at Dept of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation
Moscow
M. V. V.
Russian Federation
Volkova Maria V., 3rd year student at Medical Faculty
Moscow
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Review
For citations:
Zhukova E.V., Polukarov N.V., Morozenkova E.M., Kuklev A.D., V. M.V. Disorders of biomechanics of walking and foot deformation. Medical alphabet. 2024;(33):26-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2024-33-26-30