Effects of new orthopedic high-waist shoes on preventing foot drop deformity among spinal cord injury patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.16.020
- VernacularTitle:新型矫形高腰鞋在预防脊髓损伤患者足下垂畸形中应用的效果观察
- Author:
Lu WANG
1
;
Zhijing WANG
;
Jie SUN
;
Jieqiong LIU
;
Xirui WANG
;
Rufu JIA
Author Information
1. 河北省沧州市中心医院骨外科 061001
- Keywords:
Innovation promotion;
Spinal cord injuries;
Paraplegia;
Rehabilitation nursing;
Foot drop;
Orthopedic high-waist shoes
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(16):2061-2063
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective? To explore the effects of new orthopedic high-waist shoes on preventing foot drop deformity among spinal cord injury patients with lower limb paralysis. Methods? From April 2016 to January 2018, we selected a total of 44 spinal cord injury patients with paralysis. All of the patients were divided into experimental group and control group according to the order of admission and random number sampling approaches. Patients of experimental group wore new orthopedic high-waist shoes from the first day after admission, while patients of control group used the square soft pillow in foot. We compared the incidence of foot drop deformity among patients two weeks after admission. Results? The incidences of foot drop deformity, pressure injury on foot as well as strephenopodia of patients in experimental group and control group were 18.2% vs. 40.9%, 4.5% vs. 18.2% as well as 27.3% vs. 59.1% respectively with statistical differences (P＜0.05). Conclusions? Early use of new orthopedic high-waist shoes can effectively prevent foot drop, protect function of ankle joint and promote the rehabilitation of neuromuscular function in limb among spinal cord injury patients with paralysis.
