High Prevalence of Obesity and Female Gender Among Patients With Concomitant Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis.

Authors

Christopher W. Reb, Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Faith A. Schick, The Rothman InstituteFollow
Homyar N. Karanjia, The Rothman InstituteFollow
Joseph N. Daniel, The Rothman InstituteFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-22-2015

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Foot and Ankle Specialist, Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2015, Pages 364-368.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1177/1938640015583511. Copyright © Sage Publications

Abstract

UNLABELLED: The link between increased body weight and hindfoot complaints is largely based on correlation to single foot pathology. We retrospectively reviewed 6879 patients with tibialis posterior tendonitis (TPT), plantar fasciitis (PF), or both. Among patients with either TPT or PF, 1 in 11 (9%) had both. We then compared age, gender, and body mass index among these groups. Patients with both diagnoses were neither statistically older nor more obese than patients with single diagnoses. However, they were statistically more female. Given the overall high prevalence of obesity in the study population, we feel these data support the link between obesity and multiple foot pathology.

LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic, Level IV: Case series.

Recommended Citation

Reb, Christopher W.; Schick, Faith A.; Karanjia, Homyar N.; and Daniel, Joseph N., "High Prevalence of Obesity and Female Gender Among Patients With Concomitant Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis." (2015). Rothman Institute Faculty Papers. Paper 63.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rothman_institute/63