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Comparisons of foot anthropometry and plantar arch indices between German and Brazilian children.
Sacco, Isabel C N; Onodera, Andrea N; Bosch, Kerstin; Rosenbaum, Dieter.
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  • Sacco IC; Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. icnsacco@usp.br.
  • Onodera AN; Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. a.naomi@usp.br.
  • Bosch K; Gait Lab, Social Pediatric Centre, Children's Clinic, St.-Vincenz-Hospital, Coesfeld, Germany. boschker@web.de.
  • Rosenbaum D; Movement Analysis Lab, Institute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine (IEMM), University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany. diro@uni-muenster.de.
BMC Pediatr ; 15: 4, 2015 Feb 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25886258
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, trades and research have become closely related between different countries and anthropometric data are important for the development in global markets. The appropriate use of anthropometry may improve wellbeing, health, comfort and safety especially for footwear design. For children a proper fit of footwear is very important, not constraining foot growth and allowing a normal development. The aim of this study was to compare the anthropometric characteristics of German and Brazilian children's feet from 3 to 10 years of age. METHODS: We compared five indirect measures of two databases of children's feet. Forefoot, midfoot and rearfoot widths were measured in static footprints and the Chippaux-Smirak and Staheli indices of the longitudinal arch were calculated. RESULTS: Brazilian children showed a significantly narrower forefoot from 5 to 10 years, wider rearfoot from 3 to 4 years, wider midfoot for 4 year-olds and narrower midfoot for 10 year-old children. Nevertheless, the Chippaux-Smirak and Staheli indices showed no group differences. The only exception was for 4 year-old Brazilian children who showed a higher Chippaux-Smirak index compared to German children (48.4 ± 17.7%; 42.1 ± 13.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed anthropometric differences in absolute forefoot and rearfoot widths of German and Brazilian children, but a similar longitudinal arch development. At 4 years of age, Brazilian children present a foot anthropometry similar to the 3 year-olds and develop the plantar longitudinal arch from 4 to 5 years more rapidly when compared to German children.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Antropometría / Pie Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil / Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Pediatr Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Antropometría / Pie Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil / Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Pediatr Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido