Frequency of Navicular Drop Among Grade II Hallux Valgus Patients

Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the frequency of navicular drop among the patient of hallux valgus (HV) in grade II Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Ghurki trust and teaching hospital among patients of grade II hallux valgus. The total duration of study was 6 months from June, 2020 to December 2020. The data was collected from 89 participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. They were selected through non probability purposive sampling technique. Navicular drop test was used to collect data and results were analyzed using its NDT values. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics including the frequency of navicular drop and demographic characteristic of the participant was collected. Results: The mean age of participant was 44.90 ± 8.22 years and the mean BMI of participants was 27.15 ± 2.96 kg/m2. Navicular drop was normal in 10 patient11.2 %), whereas 15 patients (16.8 %) had low navicular drop and 63 patients (70.7 %) had high navicular drop. Conclusion: It was observed that the frequency of navicular drop among patients of grade II hallux valgus was high. It suggests the urgent need of carrying out evidence based physical health promotion for patients with foot deformity to control this growing problem.