TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Evaluation and analysis of the footprint of young individuals. A comparative study between football players and non-players
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2005
VL  - 9
SP  - 135
EP  - 142
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=05030135
KW  - adolescent
KW  - adult
KW  - article
KW  - athlete
KW  - calcaneus
KW  - comparative study
KW  - controlled study
KW  - foot pad
KW  - foot sole
KW  - football
KW  - goniometry
KW  - hallux valgus
KW  - hallux varus
KW  - human
KW  - human experiment
KW  - load carrying capacity
KW  - male
KW  - tibia
KW  - university student
KW  - weight bearing
N2  - We report an evaluation, using a pedigraph, of young football players (n=100) belonging to the juvenile and amateur categories (16-25 years) from two football clubs in Salamanca, carrying out a comparative study with the results obtained in a population of university students (n=37) of similar chronological age who did not practice any officially federated sport. From the footprint, we calculated the Chippaux index and the Clarke angle. To complete the study, we obtained an assessment of the calcaneus-tibia angle under load using a goniometer. The results point to homogeneity among the groups as regards the parameters measured on the footprints (Chippaux index and Clarke angle). Thus, all three groups had a normal foot according to the Clarke angle, while the Chippaux index reflected a normal left foot and an intermediate right foot according to the Horawa and Jawroski classifications. In contrast, heterogeneity was seen for the hindfoot angle, with a tendency towards physiological valgus in the right foot, while the left foot showed values close to neutrality for that parameter.
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