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Effects of wearing shoes on the feet: Radiographic comparison of middle-aged partially shod Maasai women's feet and regularly shod Maasai and Korean women's feet.

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Citation: Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 24(4):330-335, 2018 Aug.PMID: 29409239Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/General SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Ankle Joint/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | *Flatfoot/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | *Foot Joints/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | *Hallux Valgus/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | *Shoes | *Walking/ph [Physiology] | African Continental Ancestry Group | Ankle Joint/pp [Physiopathology] | Asian Continental Ancestry Group | Female | Flatfoot/et [Etiology] | Flatfoot/pp [Physiopathology] | Foot Joints/pp [Physiopathology] | Hallux Valgus/et [Etiology] | Hallux Valgus/pp [Physiopathology] | Humans | Middle Aged | Protective Clothing/ae [Adverse Effects] | Shoes/ae [Adverse Effects] | Weight-BearingYear: 2018 Local holdings: Available online through MWHC library: 2003 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007ISSN:

1268-7731

Name of journal: Foot and ankle surgery : official journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle SurgeonsAbstract: BACKGROUND: Maasai tribe members walk long distances daily either barefoot or wearing traditional shoes made from recycled car tires, without any foot ailments. To figure out the characteristic of their feet, we designed a radiographic comparative study of middle-aged partially shod Maasai women's feet and regularly shod Maasai and Korean women's feet.CONCLUSIONS: Regularly wearing shoes would protect the feet from pes plano-valgus deformity, despite potentially contributing to hallux valgus deformity.Copyright (c) 2017 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.METHODS: Weight bearing radiographs of bilateral foot and ankle joints from 20 healthy middle-aged bush-living partially shod (PS) Maasai women were obtained. Same number of radiographs from 20 urban-living regularly shod (RS) Maasai and 20 Korean women were obtained and compared. The hallux valgus angle, the first to second intermetatarsal angle, talonavicular coverage angle, talo-first metatarsal angle, Meary angle, naviculo-cuboidal overlap, and the medial cuneiform height were measured to establish the degree of pes plano-valgus and hallux valgus deformity.RESULTS: On comparing PS and RS Maasai groups radiographically, the talonavicular coverage angle, talo-first metatarsal angle, and naviculo-cuboidal overlap were significantly greater in the PS Maasai group, whereas hallux valgus angle, the first and second intermetatarsal angle, Meary angle, and the medial cuneiform height were greater in the RS Maasai and Korean group.All authors: Babu H, Choi JY, Joseph FN, Stephanie S, Suh JSFiscal year: FY2019Fiscal year of original publication: FY2017Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2017.03.012

Date added to catalog: 2018-02-20

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Available online through MWHC library: 2003 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007

BACKGROUND: Maasai tribe members walk long distances daily either barefoot or wearing traditional shoes made from recycled car tires, without any foot ailments. To figure out the characteristic of their feet, we designed a radiographic comparative study of middle-aged partially shod Maasai women's feet and regularly shod Maasai and Korean women's feet.

CONCLUSIONS: Regularly wearing shoes would protect the feet from pes plano-valgus deformity, despite potentially contributing to hallux valgus deformity.

METHODS: Weight bearing radiographs of bilateral foot and ankle joints from 20 healthy middle-aged bush-living partially shod (PS) Maasai women were obtained. Same number of radiographs from 20 urban-living regularly shod (RS) Maasai and 20 Korean women were obtained and compared. The hallux valgus angle, the first to second intermetatarsal angle, talonavicular coverage angle, talo-first metatarsal angle, Meary angle, naviculo-cuboidal overlap, and the medial cuneiform height were measured to establish the degree of pes plano-valgus and hallux valgus deformity.

RESULTS: On comparing PS and RS Maasai groups radiographically, the talonavicular coverage angle, talo-first metatarsal angle, and naviculo-cuboidal overlap were significantly greater in the PS Maasai group, whereas hallux valgus angle, the first and second intermetatarsal angle, Meary angle, and the medial cuneiform height were greater in the RS Maasai and Korean group.

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