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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 94 Number 5 429-433 2004
Copyright © 2004 American Podiatric Medical Association

Can Static Plantar Pressures of Prepubertal Children Be Predicted by Inked Footprints?

Annaliese M. Dowling, MSc(Hon) *, Julie R. Steele, PhD * and Louise A. Baur, PhD, MBBS {dagger}

* Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
{dagger} Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney University, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.

Corresponding author: Annaliese M. Dowling, MSc(Hon), Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia.

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine whether a pedograph could be used as a field-based screening tool to predict pressures generated on the plantar surfaces of the feet of prepubertal children during single-limb weightbearing stance. Plantar pressures were collected in 51 primary school–aged children using a pressure distribution measurement system. Statistically significant negative correlations were found between footprint angle and both peak force (r = –0.453) and peak area (r = –0.539), and statistically significant positive correlations were found between the Chippaux-Smirak Index and both peak force ({rho}= 0.285) and peak area ({rho} = 0.559). Although statistically significant, the weak relationships precluded foot structure variables from being used to predict the plantar pressures of children during static weightbearing. It is therefore recommended that an alternative field-based tool that directly measures plantar pressures be used to screen children in the public school system to identify those at risk of excessive plantar pressures. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 94(5): 429–433, 2004)






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