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19349085

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Age-related and arthritis-related foot modifications have been described in literature, but there is a lack of references that allow shoes to be designed on the basis of specific anthropometric measurements of older women. The aim of this study was to identify the anthropometric characteristics of the feet of elderly women with and without arthritis. This is an observational transversal study. The right and left feet of 227 older women aged between 60 and 90 years (69.6 + or - 6.8 years) were evaluated, of whom 45 reported a diagnosis of arthritis (non-osteoarthritis). The anthropometric evaluation of the feet comprised the variables of width, perimeter, height, foot length, first and fifth metatarsophalangeal angles, the arch-index and the foot posture index (FPI). The data were analyzed using the analysis of probability to compare the groups (arthritic and non-arthritic women). The differences between the means were significant in the case of the FPI and some of its criteria, such as the calcaneal frontal plane position, the bulge in the region of the talo-navicular joint and the forefoot alignment. The width of the right foot was also significantly greater in the women with arthritis. These results are preliminary findings that may help direct larger studies of foot characteristics among older adults with arthritis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1872-6976
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
136-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The influence of arthritis on the anthropometric parameters of the feet of older women.
pubmed:affiliation
Physiotherapy Department in the Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, Km, 235 - C.P. 676, CEP 13.565-905 - São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't