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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Foot Posture Index Does Not Correlate with Dynamic Foot Assessment Performed via Baropodometric Examination: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Daniele Origo, Francesca Buffone, Gabriele Montini, Daniele Belluto, Marco Tramontano, Fulvio Dal Farra

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Daniele OrigoDepartment of Research, SOMA Osteopathic Institute Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7920-2435
Francesca BuffoneDepartment of Research, SOMA Osteopathic Institute Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9363-9190
Gabriele MontiniDepartment of Research, SOMA Osteopathic Institute Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Daniele BellutoDepartment of Research, SOMA Osteopathic Institute Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Marco TramontanoDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Alma Mater University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6034-0638
Fulvio Dal FarraDepartment of Research, SOMA Osteopathic Institute Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8431-600X

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Abstract

backgroundClinicians employ foot morphology assessment to evaluate the functionality of the method and anticipate possible injuries. This study aims to correlate static foot posture and the dynamic barefoot evaluation in a sample of healthy adult participants.

methodsThe foot posture was evaluated using the Foot Posture Index-6 (FPI-6) and the dynamics were evaluated through baropodometric examination. Two operators independently assessed the participants' foot posture through FPI-6, and then a dynamic evaluation was performed by asking them to walk 8 times across a platform. One hundred participants (mean age: 32.15 ± 7.49) were enrolled.

resultsThe inter-rater agreement between the two assessors was found to be excellent. The majority of the feet belonged to the 0 < FPI < 4 class (32%), followed by the 4 < FPI < 8 (31%) and the FPI > 8 ranges (19.5%). Our "area of contact" analysis showed a significant poor correlation between FPI and total foot, midfoot, and the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) (-0.3 < r < 0). Regarding "force" parameters, the analysis showed a poor correlation between the midfoot, hallux, and the second toe (-0.2 < r < 2); finally the "pressure" analysis showed a poor correlation between FPI, the fourth MTPJ, and the second toe (-0.2 < rs < 0.3) and a moderate correlation between the hallux (r = 0.374) and the fifth MTPJ (r = 0.427).

conclusionsThis study emphasizes the constrained correlation between static foot posture observation and dynamic barefoot examination.

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