Estimation of stature from footprint and foot outline measurements in Malaysian Chinese

Moorthy, T. Nataraja; Ling, Ang Yan; Sarippudin, Saufee Affandi; Hassan, Nik Fakhuruddin Nik

doi:10.1080/00450618.2013.825813

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“…This finding is in accordance with the studies conducted by Jimenez-Ormeno et al 2013;Mauch et al2008aMauch et al , 2008bHemy et al 2013. Conversely, various studies have reported the existence of asymmetry in different footprint dimensions (Ukoha 2013;Krishan 2008;Moorthy 2014;Abledu et al 2015), suggesting that left and right feet of the same individual may not make identical footprints.…”

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Footprint analysis and prevalence of flatfoot: a study among the children of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Bhattacharjee

Goswami

2017

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The present study envisages the morphological differences in anthropometric measurements on footprints among the preschool children and analyzes its manifestation in the different weight category. This study also focuses on the diagnosis of flatfoot among the studied population. Data has been collected from 160 participants (80 boys and 80 girls) from Bengali Hindu caste population aged 3 to 6 years. Anthropometric measurements included height, weight and body mass index. Other measurements on foot morphology included foot length, foot breadth diagonal, foot breadth horizontal, ball of the foot length, outside ball of the boot length, heel breadth, and toe lengths T1, T2, T3.T4, T5. Staheli's Plantar Arch Index, Chippaux-Smirak Index and foot angle were calculated. Various statistical tests like t-test, Pearson's correlation and ANOVA were performed. Among all the variables, foot breadth horizontal showed statistically significant difference between boys and girls (p<0.05). All the footprint dimensions showed a significant (p<0.05) positive correlation with height and weight in both the boys and the girls. However, the Staheli's Plantar Arch Index showed a significant (p<0.05) negative correlation with height and weight and Chippaux-Smirak Index showed a significant (p<0.05) negative correlation with height only among both the boys and the girls. Significant differences (ANOVA) were found between the foot morphology of children in three different weight categories (underweight, healthy and overweight) except the foot angle, and both indices. The present study evinces that weight affects the foot structure of the children. The prevalence of flatfoot was found to be 57.5% among the children with no significant difference (p<0.05) between the boys and the girls. The results thus provide a podium for intricate studies in the future. Timely prognosis of flatfoot in children can instigate early rectification of flat-footedness.

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Footprint analysis and prevalence of flatfoot: a study among the children of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Bhattacharjee

Goswami

2017

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“…Considering the diurnal variation in stature, the height of the subjects was measured approximately at a fixed time in the evening. The diurnal change in height of a person was reported and confirmed by the researchers 11,13 . All the measurements were taken by the co-author to avoid inter-observer error.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…The review of literature revealed that very limited studies were conducted on stature estimation from foot outline measurements. 5,13,20,21 Most of the foot/foot print studies have been conducted on mixed population. The researchers cautioned that racial and cultural aspects of foot morphology must be considered while conducting the foot print study 22 .…”

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“…The researchers cautioned that racial and cultural aspects of foot morphology must be considered while conducting the foot print study 22 . The people from different regions and races in a country bear different morphological features and hence a single formula cannot represent for all races or regions in a country [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] . The researchers have concluded that toes-to-heel footprint/foot outline length in a foot impression has more reliability of prediction than from any other measurements, such as breadth at ball/heel and big toe breadth/length 4,[23][24][25][26][27][28] .…”

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“…Foot impressions are found at crime scenes since offenders often remove their footwear, either to avoid noise or to gain better grip in climbing walls, etc, while entering or exiting 5 . Analysis of foot [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and footprints [13][14][15][16][17][18] help in estimation of an individual's stature because of the existence of a strong correlation between one's stature and foot/footprint length. The footprint provides the size dimensions of the foot's plantar surface actually touching the floor or hard surface, which produces a two-dimensional footprint impression.…”

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