ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Feet deformities and their close association with postural stability deficits in children aged 10-15 years.
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- Clinical analysis of 1301 children with hand and foot fractures and growth plate injuries.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Does Lower-Limb Tendon Structure Influence Walking Gait?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Characteristics of paediatric foot arches according to body mass among primary school students in Wrocław, Poland.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- An association between excessive valgus hindfoot alignment and postural stability during single-leg standing in adolescent athletes.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Effects of Custom-made Insoles on Plantar Biomechanics and Upper Extremity Muscle Performance.Current medical science · 2022Article
- Effect of Longitudinal and Transverse Foot Arch on the Position of the Hallux and Fifth Toe in Preschool Children in the Light of Regression Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of the Foot's Longitudinal Arch by Different Indicators and Their Correlation with the Foot Loading Paradigm in School-Aged Children: A Cross Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- Comparing Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy of Clarke's Angle and Foot Posture Index-6 to Determine Flexible Flatfoot in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Investigation.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren and young people make up an age group most vulnerable to falls. Various stability disorders may become instrumental in sustaining more frequent falls and resultant fractures. Correct morphological structure impacts overall efficiency of the foot, as well as offers significant diagnostic potential. Even minor foot disorders may affect the entire bio kinematic chain, also impacting the foot's motility. Structural alterations within a foot may also impair balance in the standing position, and contribute to more frequent injuries. The study aimed to assess the relationship between feet deformities and postural stability deficits in schoolchildren prone to sustain accidental falls.
methodsThe study involved 200 children (101 girls and 99 boys) aged 10-15 years, randomly selected from primary schools. A 2D podoscan was used to assess the plantar part of the foot, while stabilometric examination was aided by the FreeMed dynamometric platform.
resultsCorrelation between respective variables was reflected by Spearman's rank coefficient. The subjects' age negatively correlated with the COP range of movement along the Y axis, and the COP surface area, while their BMI negatively correlated with the COP trajectory's length. Step regression analysis indicated that the width of the left foot, the left foot Wejsflog index, the left foot Clark's angle, the hallux valgus angle were the essential predictors of stabilometric variables in girls. In boys, though, predictive value was associated with Clarke's angle of the left and right foot, Wejsflog index of the right foot, and the width of both the left and right foot.
conclusionsThere is a statistically significant correlation between morphological variables of the foot and postural stability. When assessing the key variables of the foot and their interrelationship with postural stability, the Clarke's angle, Wejsflog index, hallux valgus angle, and foot width, should be granted due prominence in the girls. As regards the boys, the following variables were established as predictive in assessing postural stability: Clarke's angle, Wejsflog index, and foot width.
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