Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: A protocol for classifying normal- and flat-arched foot posture for research studies using clinical and radiographic measurements. | BioMed Central Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Open Access Methodology article A protocol for classifying normal- and flat-arched foot posture for research studies using clinical and radiographic measurements George S Murley 1 2 Hylton B Menz2 and Karl B Landorf1 2 Address Department of Podiatry Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Australia and 2Musculoskeletal Research Centre Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Australia Email George S Murley - Hylton B Menz - Karl B Landorf- Corresponding author Published 4 July 2009 Received 6 April 2009 Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009 2 22 doi 1757-1146-2-22 Accepted 4 July 2009 This article is available from http content 2 1 22 2009 Murley et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background There are several clinical and radiological methods available to classify foot posture in research however there is no clear strategy for selecting the most appropriate measurements. Therefore the aim of this study was to develop a foot screening protocol to distinguish between participants with normal- and flat-arched feet who would then subsequently be recruited into a series of laboratory-based gait studies. Methods The foot posture of ninety-one asymptomatic young adults was assessed using two clinical measurements normalised navicular height and arch index and four radiological measurements taken from antero-posterior and lateral x-rays talus-second metatarsal angle talonavicular coverage angle calcaneal inclination angle and calcaneal-first metatarsal angle . Normative foot posture values were taken from the literature and
