Pronation in runners. Implications for injuries.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Narrative review discussing biomechanical mechanisms without primary data.
PubMed 9802173 · doi:10.2165/00007256-199826030-00003
What was done
This narrative review examined the biomechanics of the ankle joint complex and the kinematic coupling between foot eversion and internal tibial rotation to discuss potential pathways for lower extremity overuse injuries in runners.
What was found
The abstract reports no empirical data, sample sizes, or numerical results. It describes foot pronation as partly physiological, notes that compensatory overpronation can occur due to anatomical factors, and suggests that the individual transfer of foot eversion into internal tibial rotation may drive overloading stress on the knee.
Why it matters
It highlights that running injury risk may depend on dynamic kinematic coupling between the foot and tibia rather than foot pronation magnitude alone.
Limits
The abstract provides conceptual and mechanistic discussion with no primary clinical data, quantitative risk estimates, or empirical testing.