Table 1 Basic characteristics and lower extremity alignment measurement in children with and without flexible flatfoot
From: Lower extremity kinematics in children with and without flexible flatfoot: a comparative study
Flexible flatfoot group, N = 20 Mean (SD) | Control group, N = 10 Mean (SD) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 9.7 (0.9) | 9.6(1.2) | 0.17 (-1.01 to 1.35) |
Height(cm) | 133.53 (7.61) | 137.2 (8.26) | 1.6 (-4.99 to 8.12) |
Weight(kg) | 30.23 (6.18) | 31.8 (5.54) | 4.0 (-4.14 to 12.09) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.8 (2.2) | 16.82 (2.14) | 1.1 (-2.34 to 2.35) |
Non-weight bearing Calcaneal eversion/inversion (°)a | -0.75 (4.43) | -0.3 (4.57) | 0.45 (-3.10 to 4.00) |
Weight bearing calcaneal evrsion/inversion (°)b | 10.03 (3.18) | 5.95 (1.38) | -4.08 (-5.79 to -2.37) |
Weight bearing navicular height (cm) | 3.17 (0.91) | 4.13 (0.27) | 0.96 (0.35 to 1.56) |
Q angle (°) | 16.25 (2.37) | 17.6 (7.78) | -1.35 (-6.55 to 3.85) |
Ankle ROM with knee extension (°) | 16.13 (12.34) | 15.85 (9.11) | -0.28 (-9.32 to 8.77) |
Ankle ROM with knee flexion (°) | 35.48 (17.92) | 29.95 (13.11) | -5.53 (-17.43 to 6.38) |
Femoral anteversion (°) | 10.15 (4.45) | 9.9 (3.09) | -0.25 (-3.47 to 2.97) |