Increased knee flexion and varus moments during gait with high-heeled shoes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 85; pp. 117 - 125
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Linh Y., Harris, Kelsey D., Morelli, Kimberly M., Tsai, Liang-Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Gait; High heels; Kinematics; Kinetics; Knee; Meta-analysis; Knee; Kinetics; Gait; Kinematics; High heels; Meta-analysis

•High-heels led to increased knee flexion moment and flexion angle during gait.•Higher heel heights or body mass led to greater increase in knee flexion moment.•High-heels also led to increased knee varus moment during gait.•High-heel users with higher body mass/height had greater increase in varus...