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舟狀骨足弓指數;足印參數;足弓高度;navicular arch index;footprint parameter;arch height
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The Navicular Arch Index : A Reliable And Valid Footprint Parameter To Evaluate Arch Height, Tso-Liang Wang, Rocky F. Comberiati
The Navicular Arch Index : A Reliable And Valid Footprint Parameter To Evaluate Arch Height, Tso-Liang Wang, Rocky F. Comberiati
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Recent studies have shown a close correlation between arch height of the foot and activity-related injuries. In the past, attempts to evaluate arch height from footprint parameters have yielded conflicting results. This could be caused by their failure to take anatomy into consideration in the proposed footprint parameters. This study investigates the relationship between arch height and Navicular Arch Index (NAI) - a new footprint parameter developed by us to incorporate anatomical consideration into footprint measurements. NAI is defined as the ratio of modified footprint width to foot width at the site corresponding to the navicular tuberosity. The arch height …