Presence of foot deformities depending on sex of pupils

Zoran, Bogdanović, Živorad, Marković

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

45

397

402

1820-7936

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2010-2021/11/01/13:21:53

The subject of this research consists in determining the frequency of deformities of the feet of primary school students and their presence depending on the sex of the respondents. For the assessment of deformities of the lower extremities taken the foot deformity - flat foot (pes planus). The sample of the pupils in primary school suburban elementary school. This study included 651 subjects of which 310 girls and 341 boy. Flat feet were plantography method, and analysis was performed plantogram Thomsen's method. Of 341 male respondents population proper foot is present in 92 cases ie. 27.00% of males have the proper foot. The degree of deformity was present in 51.60% of respondents, deformity in second degree 21.10%, while the presence of deformities of the third degree neglected at the level of 0.30%. When respondents female, right foot are present in a greater percentage than is the case with men. The degree of deformity is almost indentical at male respondents, while the presence of deformities second degree much less, and deformities of the third degree, and there is no general. The value of Pearson's chi-square test of 9.99, the level of significance of 0.02, indicates the statistically significant correlation between the presence of foot deformities depending on the gender affiliation.