ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019
Foot Deformities in Women Are Associated with Wearing High-Heeled Shoes.
Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Footwear Choice and Locomotor Health Throughout the Life Course: A Critical Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Hallux valgus in preprofessional adolescent dancesport athletes: Prevalence and associated training factors.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
- Assessing the effectiveness of targeted educational interventions on enhancing self-efficacy and foot care practices among diabetic women in Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Harmful female footwear: A public health perspective.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Effects of Custom-made Insoles on Plantar Biomechanics and Upper Extremity Muscle Performance.Current medical science · 2022Article
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- The Influence of Short-Term Kinesiology Taping on Foot Anthropometry and Pain in Patients Suffering from Hallux Valgus.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Vulnerability of the foot's morphological structure to deformities caused by foot loading paradigm in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- The impact of functional excess of footwear on the foot shape of 7-year-old girls and boys.PeerJ · 2021Article
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- Influence of footwear fitting on feet morphology in 9 year old girls.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the association between foot deformities and type of shoe regularly worn at work. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied 150 employed women ages 30-40 years and divided them into 3 groups according to type of footwear worn: women in Group I wore flat-soled shoes, women in Group II wore mid-heeled shoes (heels 4.0±0.5 cm), and women in Group III wore high-heeled shoes (heels 10.0±0.5 cm). We used the CQ-ST podoscope for measurements. RESULTS We found significant differences in right foot γ angle between Groups I and III (p=0.033) and between Groups II and III (p=0.040). For the left foot, differences were noted between Groups I and III (p=0.012). Group III subjects had higher values of alpha angle compared to Group I (p=0.000) and Group II (p=0.000). Significant correlations were also found between specific type of footwear worn and the incidence of hallux valgus of the right foot (p=0.010) and left foot (p=0.000), and the varus deformity of the fifth toe (ß) of the left foot (p=0.015). CONCLUSIONS The feet of women wearing high-heeled shoes were significantly flatter transversely, with a more laterally flexed hallux, as compared to those wearing low-heeled or flat-soled shoes. Wearing high-heeled shoes was associated with higher incidence of hallux valgus. The incidence of varus deformity of the fifth toe was associated with wearing high-heeled shoes.
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