The relationship between arch height and foot length: Implications for size grading

Hill, Matthew; Naemi, Roozbeh; Branthwaite, Helen; Chockalingam, Nachiappan

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2016.08.012

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“…However, a recent study reported that no significant relationships between arch height and foot length exist. [ 43 ] Furthermore, various methods of measuring NH are available [ 44 – 47 ] : nonweight bearing, 50% weight bearing, and 100% weight bearing, which could be associated with the significant difference among the taping conditions only during sitting and jogging in this study.…”

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Short-term effects of sports taping on navicular height, navicular drop and peak plantar pressure in healthy elite athletes

Taegyu

Park²

2017

Medicine

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Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is one of the most common exercise-induced leg pain. The navicular drop (ND) was identified as a risk factor for MTSS. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effects of sports taping applied to the supporting lower leg during sitting, standing, walking, and jogging to restrict the ND in healthy elite athletes.Twenty-four healthy elite athletes without a history of exercise-induced pain or injuries in the lower limbs participated in this study (median age: 21.00 years; 1st--3rd quartiles; 19.25–22.00). The 4 taping conditions were used: rigid taping (RT), kinesiology taping (KT), placebo taping (PT), and non-taping (NT). The order of taping techniques was randomly assigned. Normalized navicular height (NH), ND, and normalized ND evaluated using 3-dimensional motion analysis, and normalized peak plantar pressure (PP) were compared in 4 taping conditions during sitting, standing, walking, and jogging.During sitting, the normalized NH of RT is higher than that of NT, KT, and PT (χ2 = 17.30, P = .001), while during jogging, the normalized NH of RT is higher than that of NT and PT (χ2 = 10.55, P = .014). The normalized peak PP of NT is higher than that of PT (χ2 = 8.871, P = .031) in the lateral midfoot region.This study showed the RT technique maintained NH during sitting and jogging, and the RT technique could be an effective preventive and treatment strategy for MTSS.

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Short-term effects of sports taping on navicular height, navicular drop and peak plantar pressure in healthy elite athletes

Taegyu

Park²

2017

Medicine

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“…To avoid introducing unnecessary confounding factors into the analysis, we selected a sample of women from the same population using the same shoe size [16,18,19,21,22,40,41]. However, among the women in the sample, there was a 24 mm difference between the longest and the shortest footprint, indicating that not all subjects have the same shoe fit.…”

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“…Shoe fit is a complex issue that is influenced by multiple factors. There are differences in the ratio between the length and width of the foot by age [14,15], sex [16] and ethnicity [17][18][19][20], and even within the same sex and ethnicity [21][22][23]. To these factors should be added that the foot is a mobile structure that changes shape during different phases of gait [24], with a flattening of the foot during the mid-stance and elongation of the front of the rearfoot after forefoot contact [25].…”

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“…al. [22] assessed the differences in the height of the arch in relation to the length of the foot for the sizing of the lasts, finding that there is no relationship between the length of the foot and the height of the arch. Lee et al [30] found changes in the length of the foot on the medial or lateral side, which would have effects on footwear design.…”

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Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit

Alonso-Montero

Torres-Rubio

Padrós-Flores

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The incorrect adjustment of footwear produces alterations in the foot that affect quality of life. The usual measurements for shoe design are lengths, widths and girths, but these measures are insufficient. The foot presents an angle between the forefoot and the rearfoot in the transverse plane, which is associated with foot pronation, hallux valgus and metatarsus adductus. Here, we aimed at identifying the groups formed by the angulations between the forefoot and rearfoot using a sample of footprints from 102 Spanish women. The angle between the forefoot and rearfoot was measured according to the method described by Bunch. A cluster analysis was performed using the K-means algorithm. Footprints were grouped into three types: curved, semi-curved and straight, according to the degrees of angulation between the forefoot and rearfoot. There is great variability in the morphology of the foot. Based on our findings, to achieve a better footwear fit, we propose the manufacture of three types of lasts with different curvatures.

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“…Nevertheless, some studies have shown that no meaningful relationship exists between arch height and foot length [46][47][48]. Additionally, one study that categorized foot posture into normal, lowarched and high-arched feet using arch index derived from inked footprint reported no significant differences in foot length, stature, body weight and body mass index between the three categories [49].…”

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Prediction of Biological Profile from Foot Dimensions: Could Body Weight and Arch Height Affect Accuracy?

Gwani¹,

Adamu²,

Salihu³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Res

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The study of human foot and its impressions has countless implications in medico-legal practice. The foot and its impressions are unique to an individual and its dimensions are known to be reliable in the prediction of biological profile. A significant number of regression equations for the prediction of biological profile are derived from foot dimensions in weight bearing living subjects. With respect to the weight applied to the foot, arches of the foot are able to deform and reverse to normal alignment, changing the shape and size of the foot. Deformities of those arches are capable of affecting the foot dimensions as well. However, from a forensic perspective, there is a paucity of literature discussing the effect of body weight and arch height on foot dimensions or their effect on the accuracy of biological profile prediction. This article, therefore, briefly discusses the forensic implication of the foot and the effect of body weight and arch height on the accuracy of the regression equations derived from weight bearing subject as well as subjects with arch deformities.

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The relationship between arch height and foot length: Implications for size grading

Cited by 27 publications

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Short-term effects of sports taping on navicular height, navicular drop and peak plantar pressure in healthy elite athletes

Short-term effects of sports taping on navicular height, navicular drop and peak plantar pressure in healthy elite athletes

Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit

Prediction of Biological Profile from Foot Dimensions: Could Body Weight and Arch Height Affect Accuracy?

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