Dynamic plantar pressure measurement for the normal subject: Free-mapping model for the analysis of pediatric foot deformities. J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25(1):103-6
Date
12/23/2004Pubmed ID
15614070DOI
10.1097/00004694-200501000-00023Scopus ID
2-s2.0-11844257637 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 36 CitationsAbstract
In measuring plantar pressures during gait, prior methods have divided the foot into five regions and neglected forefoot alignment as it is involved in intoeing and outtoeing. The authors' proposed free-mapping method divides the foot into nine regions and incorporates a pedobarograph foot progression angle. The purpose of the study was to provide normal pressure parameter data during stance phase using a free-mapping model. Sixty-six normal children, ages 6 to 16 years, were recruited and walked along the 5-m walkway at self-selected speeds. The mean and standard deviation for the plantar contact area, contact time, peak pressure, maximal mean pressure, pressure-time integral, force-time integral, instant of peak pressure, and instant of maximum force in nine foot regions are reported. These normative data will provide a basis with which assessment of foot deformities involved in clubfoot, pes planus, and cavus foot will be more accurately defined.
Author List
Liu XC, Thometz JG, Tassone C, Barker B, Lyon RAuthors
Xue-Cheng Liu PhD Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinRoger M. Lyon MD Adjunct Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
John G. Thometz MD Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
FootFoot Deformities, Acquired
Humans
Pressure