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Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit.

ABSTRACT: The incorrect adjustment of footwear produces alterations in the foot that affect quality of life. The usual measurements for shoe design are lengths, widths and girths, but these measures are insufficient. The foot presents an angle between the forefoot and the rearfoot in the transverse plane, which is associated with foot pronation, hallux valgus and metatarsus adductus. Here, we aimed at identifying the groups formed by the angulations between the forefoot and rearfoot using a sample of footprints from 102 Spanish women. The angle between the forefoot and rearfoot was measured according to the method described by Bunch. A cluster analysis was performed using the K-means algorithm. Footprints were grouped into three types: curved, semi-curved and straight, according to the degrees of angulation between the forefoot and rearfoot. There is great variability in the morphology of the foot. Based on our findings, to achieve a better footwear fit, we propose the manufacture of three types of lasts with different curvatures.

SUBMITTER: Alonso-Montero C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7142565 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit.

Alonso-Montero Carolina C Torres-Rubio Anselén A Padrós-Flores Nuria N Navarro-Flores Emmanuel E Segura-Heras José Vicente JV

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200313 6

The incorrect adjustment of footwear produces alterations in the foot that affect quality of life. The usual measurements for shoe design are lengths, widths and girths, but these measures are insufficient. The foot presents an angle between the forefoot and the rearfoot in the transverse plane, which is associated with foot pronation, hallux valgus and metatarsus adductus. Here, we aimed at identifying the groups formed by the angulations between the forefoot and rearfoot using a sample of foot ...[more]

PMID: 32183182

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Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit.

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Footprint Curvature in Spanish Women: Implications for Footwear Fit.

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