Individual Variability of the Foot Morphometric Parameters of 18-19 Year Old Girls with Different Somatic Types

Abstract

The aim is to study individual variability of the foot morphometric parameters of girls with different somatic types. Materials and methods. 240 girls aged 18-19 years were examined. Definition of the somatotype was carried out according to B.A. Nikityuk and A.I. Kozlov (1990); examination of the foot - by the planogram. The shape of the foot (egyptian, greek, roman) and the frequency of its occurrence in somatic types was determined. The Streeter index characterizing the height of the foot arches and the Weisflog index, characterizing the spring function of the foot were counted. The frequency of arch types the foot in somatotypes and its various forms was determined. Results. The egyptian foot shape of is most often possessed by girls with mesomorphic hypotrophic and brachymorphic normotrophic somatotypes, roman foot shape - brachymorphic hypertrophic and brachymorphic hypotrophic somatotypes; greek foot shape - dolichomorphic hypotrophic and brahimorphic hypertrophic somatotypes. A high arch is more common in the greek foot shape with brahimorphic hypotrophic somatotype; elevated - in roman foot shape with dolichomorphic normotrophic somatotype; flattened - in egyptian foot shape with dolichomorphic normotrophic somatotype; flat feet - in greek foot shape with brachymorphic hypotrophic somatotype. With all forms and height of the arch, the foot has a good spring function. Conclusions. The frequency of various foot shapes and features of its’ arch structure depending on somatotypes is established.