Predictive factors for flatfoot: The role of age and footwear in children in urban and rural communities in South West Nigeria

Abolarin, Temilola; Aiyegbusi, Ayoola Ibifubara; Tella, Abidemi; Akinbo, S R A

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2011.07.002

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“…This will lead to pain not only in the feet and ankles but also to pain in the shins, lower back knees and hips (Landsman and Weil, 2006). Some parameters are considered as the predisposing factors of flatfoot, such as age, sex, body composition, ligamentous laxity, family history, types of footwear and age at which shoe wearing began (Abolarin et al, 2011).…”

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Correlation Between Gender and Age and Flat Foot in Obese Children

Hazzaa¹,

El-Meniawy²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2015

Trends in Applied Sciences Research

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The purpose of this study was to detect the correlation between age and gender with flat foot deformity in obese children. One hundred fifty children ranged in age from 8-14 years participated in this study. They were selected according to body mass index to be obese children, then they were divided according to gender into two groups, group I and group II (75 boys and 75 girls), then each group divided according to age into equal three sub groups (from 8-10 years, from 10-12 years and from 12-14 years) each sub group included 25 children. Evaluation for each child was done using the Foot Posture Index-6 and foot print. The Foot Posture Index-6 was used to asses foot posture, while foot print was used to measure Stahili planter arch index. The results of the study showed that there were significant statistical differences in Foot Posture Index-6 score and arch index between group I (boys) and group II (girls), while there were no significant statistical differences in Foot Posture Index-6 score and arch index in the subgroups according to age. It was concluded that there was significant positive correlation between gender and incidence of flat foot, while there was no significant correlation between age and incidence of flat foot.Key words: Flat foot, obese children, stahili planter arch index, foot posture index-6 INTRODUCTIONThe foot has three arches; the medial longitudinal arch, the lateral longitudinal arch and the transverse arch. The medial longitudinal arch is the highest and most important of the three arches. It is composed of the calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuneiforms and the first three metatarsals. The lateral longitudinal arch is lower and flatter than the medial longitudinal arch. It is composed of the calcaneus, cuboid, the fourth and fifth metatarsals. The transverse arch is composed of the cuneiforms, the cuboid and the five metatarsal bases. The arches of the foot are maintained not only by the shapes of the bones as well as by ligaments. In addition, muscles and tendons play an important role in supporting the arches (George et al., 2009).Deformities of the lower extremities are very frequent in children and most of the time these conditions are physiological and do not need any treatment. Ninety percent of clinic visits for foot problems are due to flatfoot (FF) (Fabry, 2010).The definition of flat foot is not standardized, nevertheless but the height of the medial longitudinal arch is the principal parameter to be observed and measured (Villarroya et al., 2009).

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Correlation Between Gender and Age and Flat Foot in Obese Children

Hazzaa¹,

El-Meniawy²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2015

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“…Оказалось, что дети, которые носили обувь с раннего детства, имели большую частоту плоскостопия, чем те, кто не носил обуви вовсе [14]. В похожем по дизайну исследовании T. Abolarin et al (2011) обнаружили, что частота плоскостопия у шестилетних детей, проживающих в городе, в 1,5 раза выше по сравнению с детьми, проживающими в сельской местности. Авторы посчитали, что, возможно, это связано с ношением закрытой обуви [15].…”

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“…В похожем по дизайну исследовании T. Abolarin et al (2011) обнаружили, что частота плоскостопия у шестилетних детей, проживающих в городе, в 1,5 раза выше по сравнению с детьми, проживающими в сельской местности. Авторы посчитали, что, возможно, это связано с ношением закрытой обуви [15]. По мнению V. Sachithanandam et al (1995), ношение обуви у детей до 6 лет негативно сказывается на работе мышц, что приводит к формированию плоскостопия в дальнейшем [16].…”

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The attitude of doctors of various specialties to the problem of flatfoot

Kenis

Маркович²,

Dimitrieva

et al. 2020

HERALD of North-Western State Medical University named after I.

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Purpose: to assess the subjective perception of flatfoots prevalence in children, its age dynamics and the main approaches to the diagnosis and treatment by doctors of various pediatric specialties with different medical experience and working in medical facilities at various levels by anonymous questionnaire. Materials and methods. Questionnaire data from 80 orthopedists (50 outpatient doctors, 30 doctors from a specialized scientific research institute and orthopedic departments of city hospitals (research institutes / hospitals) and 30 neurologists (polyclinic). Results: our study demonstrated that outpatient orthopedists diagnose the flatfoot on average in half of the cases. The orthopedists diagnose flatfoot only by means of visual examination in 46.1% of cases (neurologists in 85.7% of cases). According to our data, 58.9 % of outpatient doctors recommend wearing special orthopedic shoes (46.1 % only if the foot alone is affected) and 95.1 % of specialists recommend wearing individual orthopedic insoles (53.6 % if there are complaints). While 88.2 % of the orthopedic surgeons from specialized research institutes and hospitals do not recommend wearing orthopedic shoes; 26.7 % of experts recommend wearing individual orthopedic insoles only in the presence of complaints. On the other hand, the neurologists recommend wearing orthopedic shoes 5.3 times more often than the orthopedists do. Conclusion: our study demonstrates that the specialty of the doctor (orthopedist, neurologist) and the type of health care facilities in which the specialist works have the greatest impact on his subjective perception of the prevalence and age dynamics of flatfoot in children, tactics of diagnostics and treatment. The outpatient orthopedists diagnose flatfoot 4.2 times more often than the orthopedic surgeons from the specialized research institute and hospitals. Also, the outpatient orthopedists prescribe wearing orthopedic shoes 4.9 times more often (insoles 3.6 times more often) in comparison with the orthopedic surgeons of the specialized research institute and orthopedic hospitals. Summarizing the above mentioned, we would like to note that due to the fact that the current assessment of the age limits of the arch height feet is ambiguous, there is a need to introduce a unified system for assessing the foots shape and posture with defining the concepts of average height and typically developing foot.

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“…Como era de esperarse, el pie con APLM normal fue el más frecuente en hombres y mujeres como lo reportado por Abolarin et al (2011) y Choi et al, (2014. No obstante, mientras estos autores reportan valores de 86,9 % y 91,69 % respectivamente, en este estudio los porcentajes registrados fueron más bajos en hombres y mujeres.…”

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Caracterización Morfológica del Arco Plantar Longitudinal Medial del Pie en una Población Chilena

Ramírez

2017

Int. J. Morphol.

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SÁNCHEZ, R. C. Caracterización morfológica del arco plantar longitudinal medial del pie en una población Chilena. Int. J. Morphol., 35(1):85-91, 2017. RESUMEN:El arco plantar longitudinal medial del pie (APLM) es el componente más importante en estática y dinámica de la bóveda plantar. Su altura define pies normales, planos y cavos, estos últimos son factores predisponentes de lesiones. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir y relacionar en una población de estudiantes universitarios chilenos la prevalencia de pies normales, cavos y planos según índice de masa corporal (IMC), sexo y actividad física (AF) semanal y la distribución de asimetrías entre pies. Se estudió a 209 sujetos (128 hombres y 81 mujeres), estudiantes universitarios, cuya edad, estatura, peso e IMC fue de 20,4 años (±3,4); 1,68 m (±0,09); 67,6 Kg (±12,4) y 23,77 (±3,0) respectivamente. Por medio de cuestionario se determinó los hábitos de AF de la muestra. La impresión plantar se obtuvo mediante fotopodoscopía, la cual fue evaluada empleando el Arch Index (AI) de Cavanagh y Rodgers. Los hombres presentan mayor prevalencia de pie plano (31,3 % contra 11,1 %). Hay correlación positiva estadísticamente significativa entre AI e IMC en ambos sexos. Se obtuvo mayor correlación entre AI izquierdo y AF en hombres y mujeres con significancia estadística. El 31,25 % de los hombres y el 37,04 % de las mujeres presentaron asimetrías en APLM. Hombres con IMC normal tienen 64,20 % de pies asimétricos. Las mujeres que practican entre 6 y 10 horas de AF a la semana presentan 50,98 % de pies asimétricos. El IMC se relaciona con una disminución de la altura del APLM, se sugiere el control de esta variable en sujetos con diagnóstico de pie plano flexible y pie plano valgo. La práctica de AF se relaciona con aumento de la altura del APLM en hombres y mujeres y se sabe que también contribuye a disminuir el IMC, actuando en concordancia hacia estas dos variables.PALABRAS CLAVE: Arco plantar; Pie plano; Pie Cavo; Arch Index. INTRODUCCIÓNEl ser humano es un mamífero plantígrado, pero a diferencia de otros, la configuración morfológica de la planta del pie, se ha descrito como medio domo o bóveda con tres puntos de apoyo principales y que, al juntar ambos pies, se forma una bóveda completa (Snell, 2002). El arco plantar longitudinal medial (APLM) se ha reconocido como el principal y más importante componente, tanto en la estática como en la dinámica de la bóveda plantar, debido a que es el que posee mayor longitud y altura y porque es la estructura con mayor incidencia en la absorción, acumulación y devolución de fuerzas gravitacionales durante los apoyos (Kapandji, 2010).El APLM debe su morfología a la constitución anató-mica de los huesos que lo componen, a la mantención pasiva que prestan estructuras ligamentosas, y a la función activa de músculos intrínsecos y extrínsecos del pie (Viladot, 2000).Según la altura del arco, tradicionalmente se han identificado tres tipologías de pie: normal, plano y cavo. Pies planos y cavos se han reconocido como factores predisp...

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Predictive factors for flatfoot: The role of age and footwear in children in urban and rural communities in South West Nigeria

Cited by 25 publications

References 9 publications

Correlation Between Gender and Age and Flat Foot in Obese Children

Correlation Between Gender and Age and Flat Foot in Obese Children

The attitude of doctors of various specialties to the problem of flatfoot

Caracterización Morfológica del Arco Plantar Longitudinal Medial del Pie en una Población Chilena

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