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Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny
Wroclaw Medical University: Uniwersytet Medyczny im Piastow Slaskich we Wroclawiu
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8056-1198
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Introduction:
The purpose of the study conducted within the framework of the, “Let’s Get the Kids Moving” project was to determine the association between longitudinal and transverse children’s foot arch and their body mass, gender, and age.
Materials and method:
T he pro-health initiative “Let’s Get the Kids Moving” was created by researchers of the Medical University and the Run for Health Foundation. A total of 655 children (51.5% boys) aged 7 - 10 years from primary schools in southwestern Poland participated in the study. The mean age of the examined pupils was 8.7± 0 .8 years. In all children, we assessed anthropometric measurements (body mass and height) and longitudinal and transverse arch of the foot under a load of their weight. A two-dimensional (2D) foot scanner (Sensor Medica, Italy) was used to examine the plantar part of the pupils’ foot.
Results:
The obtained data from 655 pupils revealed that excessive body mass predisposed to lower longitudinal and transverse arching. The foot shape was not differentiated by children's gender and age in the youngest age group.
Conclusions:
Screening of school-aged children's footprints allows for early detection of abnormalities in the shape of the pupil’s feet. This enables the implementation of further early diagnosis for the detection of functional or structural flatfoot in children.
Keywords
longitudinal, transverse children’s foot arch, Health Foundation, anthropometric measurements
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Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny
Wroclaw Medical University: Uniwersytet Medyczny im Piastow Slaskich we Wroclawiu
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Introduction:
The purpose of the study conducted within the framework of the, “Let’s Get the Kids Moving” project was to determine the association between longitudinal and transverse children’s foot arch and their body mass, gender, and age.
Materials and method:
T he pro-health initiative “Let’s Get the Kids Moving” was created by researchers of the Medical University and the Run for Health Foundation. A total of 655 children (51.5% boys) aged 7 - 10 years from primary schools in southwestern Poland participated in the study. The mean age of the examined pupils was 8.7± 0 .8 years. In all children, we assessed anthropometric measurements (body mass and height) and longitudinal and transverse arch of the foot under a load of their weight. A two-dimensional (2D) foot scanner (Sensor Medica, Italy) was used to examine the plantar part of the pupils’ foot.
Results:
The obtained data from 655 pupils revealed that excessive body mass predisposed to lower longitudinal and transverse arching. The foot shape was not differentiated by children's gender and age in the youngest age group.
Conclusions:
Screening of school-aged children's footprints allows for early detection of abnormalities in the shape of the pupil’s feet. This enables the implementation of further early diagnosis for the detection of functional or structural flatfoot in children.
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