Relationship of flatfoot and high arch with main anthropometric variables

Atamturk D.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.43, no.3, pp.254-259, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.3944/aott.2009.254
  • Journal Name: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.254-259
  • Keywords: Anthropometry, flatfoot/epidemiology, foot deformities, INFLUENCE FOOT STRUCTURE, PREPUBESCENT CHILDREN, FEET, PREVALENCE, OBESITY, ADULTS, DISABILITY, OVERWEIGHT, FOOTPRINT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: The deformities of flatfoot (pes planus) and high arch (pes cavus) are serious health problems causing gait and postural defects in all age groups. The aim of this study was to seek relationships of these two deformities with main anthropometric variables in adults.