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Evaluation of the paediatric foot using footprints and foot posture index: A cross‐sectional study

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Footprints have long been used as proxy measures of foot morphology, yet there is little consensus regarding footprints versus measures of foot posture, which address foot anatomy directly. Foot posture… Click to show full abstract

Footprints have long been used as proxy measures of foot morphology, yet there is little consensus regarding footprints versus measures of foot posture, which address foot anatomy directly. Foot posture in children can be a confusing clinical presentation, with previous studies both supporting and refuting the relationship between childhood obesity and flat feet. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between footprints and foot posture in children.

Keywords: foot posture; evaluation paediatric; footprints foot; study; posture

Journal Title: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Year Published: 2019

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