Abstract: Present study is undertaken to study the bilateral variations in the Anatomy of foot. The study is conducted on 400 young Haryanvi males belonging to age group 5.00 – 20.99 years, residing in Haryana region. The foot index is derived from foot length and foot width dimensions of male subjects and quantitatively analyzed to assess bilateral asymmetry. The sample size for present study is comprised of a total of 400 male subjects divided into eight age groups, i.e. i) (5.00-6.99 years), ii) (7.00- 8.99 years), iii) (9.00-10.99 years), iv) (11.00-12.99 years) v) (13.00- 14.99) vi) 15.00-16.99 vii) 17.00- 18.99 viii) 19.00-20.99. Foot length and foot breadth of the male subjects is measured using standard anthropometric techniques. Foot length is measured using measuring steel tape and sliding caliper is used for measuring the foot width. Relative index of asymmetry (RIA) i.e. Percentage distribution of asymmetry in the different parts of body is calculated of foot length, foot breadth and foot index dimensions. Applying Student’s t-test reveals statistically highly significant bilateral asymmetry in foot length of all the age groups whereas bilateral asymmetry for foot breadth is not significant for one group i.e. 7.00-8.99 years. Most statistically significant value for foot breadth is 4.11*** is found in the age group i.e. 19.00-20.99 years followed by age group 13.00-14.99 years with the value 3.35**. Most statistically significant value i.e. 11.59*** among all the age groups is found for foot length and is present in the age group 13.00-14.99 years. Least significant value for foot length is 3.66* and foot breadth is 1.99* found in age group 5.00-6.99 and 15.00-16.99 respectively.
Keywords: Foot Length, Foot Width, Foot Index, Foot Anthropometry, Bilateral variations.
Title: BILATERAL VARIATIONS IN THE FOOT ANATOMY: MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF YOUNG HARYANVI MALES
Author: Abhilasha, Ajitpal Singh
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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