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Abstract

Footlength has been found to be a simple & effective method in human growth monitoring. Studies have been carried out in estimation of height from footlength as measured from footprints or shoe size & regression equation are derived. However, little attention is given to footbreadth and footheight as anthropological parameters. Present study included all the three parameters in subject population which varied from fetuses to adults and the appropriate anthropometric instruments were used for these for these measurements. Such type of data can be great assistance in medico-legal studies and foot reconstruction surgeries. Key WordsFootlength, Footbreadth, Footheight, Height of an individual International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research ISSN:0976–5530 & E-ISSN:0976–5549, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2012 Introduction Growth is an essential feature in the life of an individual. Physical growth implies in size of body as a result of multiplication and increase at cellular level. Assessment of growth involves several considerations such as parameters to be used, techniques, reliability & validity of measurements etc. Footlength has been found to be a simple and effective parameter. In previous Studies, much of the data is available showing co-relation of footlength with height of the individual and is used for anthropological and medico-legal purpose. Very little attention is given to Footbreadth and Footeight as individual parameters. In the present study all the three parameters viz. Footlength, Footbreadth and Footheight are used to co-relate them with the height of the individual. Aims and Objectives  To co-relate Footlength, Footbreadth and Footheight of an individal with his Height.  To minimize error in multiplication factor in such studies.  To study the variations in co-relation equation in males and females. Material and Methods Total number of 420 subjects was studied and they were divided into 7 groups, each of 60 individuals; of which 30 were males & 30 females. The groups were as follows: 1) Foetuses (20 to 30 weeks).2) Neonates (36 to 39 weeks).3) Age1to 3 years. 4) Age4 to 6 years. 5) Age7 to 15 years. 6) age16 to 25 years. 7) AgeMore than 25 year. Instruments: Anthropometric rod with moving cross bar. Sliding caliper and Measuring Tape. Osteometric Board. Height was measured as vertical distance from vertex to floor with anthropometric rod. Footlength was measured as straight distance between Pternion and acropodion. Pternion the most projecting point on calcaneal tubercie, Acropodion-the tip of distal phalanx of longest toe. These measurements were made with the help of Osteometric Board. Footbreadth was measured with Sliding Caliper as a distance between head of 1ST metatarsal and head of 5th metatarsal Footheight was measured with the 1st segment of Anthropometric rod and Moving cross bar as the distance between the highest point on longitudinal curve of tarsus and the lower surface where foot rests. The highest point longitudinal curve of tarsus corresponds with the most projecting point on the lateral malleolus. Citation: Nakhate MS, Sane SD and Garud RS (2012) Co-relation of height with footlength, footbreadth and footheight of an individual. International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research, ISSN: 0976–5530 & E-ISSN:0976–5549, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2012, pp-105-106. Copyright: Copyright©2012 Nakhate MS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.