Open AccessThe validity of footprint‐based measures of arch structure: revisiting the debate of fat versus flat feet in adults
Author(s) -
Lau HinChung,
Wearing Scott C,
Grigg Nicole L,
Smeathers James E
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-o54
Subject(s) - footprint , arch , medicine , foot (prosody) , radiography , orthodontics , body mass index , obesity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , surgery , structural engineering , engineering , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Background Previous research employing footprint-based measures of arch structure, such as the arch index (AI), have indicated that obesity results in a ‘flatter’ foot type [1]. In the absence of radiographic measures, however, definitive conclusions regarding the osseous alignment of the foot cannot be made. This study evaluated the effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) on radiographic and footprintbased measures of adult arch structure.