Open AccessMarker‐based foot posture assessment in children
Author(s) -
Kerr Catriona M,
Stebbins Julie,
Theologis Tim,
Zavatsky Amy B
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-o17
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Background An ideal measure of foot posture should be repeatable, representative of foot position, quantitative, objective, comprehensive, and suited to static and dynamic assessment. The Oxford Foot Model (OFM) is a clinically tested and validated model [1] used to assess foot deformity during walking. This study aims to use relevant components of the OFM to provide a quantitative foot posture assessment method. An assessment of OFM components which distinguish neutral, flat, and symptomatic flat feet is presented here.