Radiographic Analysis of the Medial Longitudinal Arch of the Foot.
- Author:
Joon Ho SHIN
1
;
Sung Ho JANG
;
Kyu Hoon LEE
;
Si Bog PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. sibopark@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Medial longitudinal arch;
Foot length
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Female;
Foot*;
Heel;
Humans;
Joints;
Male;
Radiography;
Weight-Bearing
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2005;29(1):119-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analysis the medial longitudinal arch of the foot with simple radiography METHOD: We reviewed 387 feet of 219 patients with no deformity who took weight-bearing foot simple radiography. Foot length, length from talonavicular joint to posterior heel (TN), length from cuneonavicular joint to posterior heel (CN), length from cuneiform-metatarsal joint to posterior heel (CM) were measured with the digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) files of the picture archiving communication system (PACS) (PiViewSTAR(r), INFINITT, Korea). RESULTS: There was significant correlation of foot length and relative location of joints of medial longitudinal arch. In males, relative value to foot length of TN, CN, CM was 39.86+/-0.97%, 45.97+/-1.20%, and 57.12+/-1.15% respectively. In females, relative value to foot length of TN, CN, CM was 39.41+/-1.19%, 47.12+/-1.44%, and 56.51+/-1.37% respectively. There were significant differences between men and women for location of joints of medial longitudinal arch. CONCLUSION: Location of joints of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot can be given a numerical value.
