“…Plantar loading shows significant differences between flat and normal feet (3), and this could result in injury (4,5,6). Static assessment of the foot is common clinical practice, but the lack of repeatability and reliability are a concern (7,8,9). Numerous anthropometric measures have been suggested over the last three decades ranging from rearfoot angle, medial longitudinal arch angle, navicular drop, and footprint, but the 'gold standard' remains the lateral weight-bearing radiograph (2,7,10).…”