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KMID : 0896720000040020055
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Journal of the Korean Society of Foot Surgery
2000 Volume.4 No. 2 p.55 ~ p.60
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Changes in the Plain Radiographic Parameters of the Forefoot with Heal Elevation -A Preliminary Report-
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Lee Woo-Chun
Jung Hyun-Woo
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Abstract
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Purpose:To investigate the effect of heel elevation on the radiographic parameters of the forefoot.
Materials and Methods: Forty feet in twenty-one adults were studied. Weight bearing dorsoplantar radiograph was taken with the foot on a flat surface and with the heel of the foot elevated by 5cm. Various parameters were measured and compared between the results with and without heel elevation.
Results: The hallux valgus angle was increased by 5.0±3.5 degrees with heel elevation and the change was statistically significant(p<0.01). There was no statistically significant changes in the other parameters.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that high-heeled shoes might contribute in causing or aggravating the degrees of the hallux valgus.
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KEYWORD
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Forefoot, Radiographic parameters, Heel elevation
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