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Measuring the Transverse Arch of the Foot

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Jan 24, 2013.

  1. NewsBot

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    Reliability of the Transverse Arch of the Forefoot as an Indicator of Foot Conditions
    Shintarou Kudou, Kazuki Hamajima, Junpei Kaneiwa, Yasuhiko Hatanaka
    Journal of Physical Therapy Science; Vol. 24 (2012) No. 4 May p. 335-337 (Full text)
     
  2. Griff

    Griff Moderator

    Difficult to see this without going back over the discussion of the existence of a distal transverse metatarsal arch...
     
  3. What ?

    :deadhorse:

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    Reliability of the Transverse Arch of the Forefoot as an Indicator of Foot Conditions

    ok so we are it seems talking about the distal transverse arch - the one that does not exist.

    and what they are measuring is the increased width of the forefoot at the met heads -

    How that got published ?

    :bang:
     
  4. aye :D
     
  5. Semantics not withstanding, a cursory glance suggests that they are measuring forefoot width and foot length and suggesting that the ratio of these is predictive of pathology.
     
  6. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    Strange ...... I really fail to see how a measure of forefoot width has anything to do with a non-existent distal transverse arch. :pigs:

    I recently reviewed a paper that claimed the differences in arch height between weightbearing and non-weightbearing was a measure of windlass function!! :pigs:
     
  7. Rob Kidd

    Rob Kidd Well-Known Member

    Notwithstanding all of the above, let us be quite clear - at least I am quite clear; there is a transverse arch of exquisite engineering at about the level of the anterior aspect of the tarsus, with its meeting with the metatarsus. The key stone principle of the metatarsal bases is manifest. Rob
     
  8. Yeah, Rob, I've been saying the same thing for quite some time here on Podiatry Arena. I still don't see what all the fuss is about a transverse metatarsal arch unless people are claiming that this transverse metatarsal arch occurs at the metatarsal head level. Certainly, at the more proximal aspect of the metatarsals, the transverse metatarsal arch plays a significant role in mechanical stability of the foot.
     
  9. Agreed. But they appear to have measured forefoot width at the level of the metatarsophalangeal joints.
     
  10. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    We been around this stump before. The study in question and what I was referring to is a DISTAL metatarsal arch (ie the met heads) which EVERY study has shown does not exist.
    I still don't get how the width of the foot relate to anything related to a "metatarsal arch"....
     
  11. Here's my take on that funny arch we never really look at: I don't even look at that black abyss and, knock on wood, patients do very well with the orthotics I prescribed them, and few, if any, adjustments or mods are required or necessary. The funny thing is, if 95% or more of your patients are doing extremely well with your orthotics you are prescribing, without even looking at the TArch, wouldn't it be fair to say we should be very happy with that. Too much additional, unnecessary info will make the soup taste funny!

    K.I.S.S. is my motto!
    But thanks for the thought!
     
  12. My point exactly.
     
  13. We must also remember that this paper was done by a group of Japanese physical therapists. It could be a translation or terminology problem. The term "maximum forefoot width" would probably have been a better term to use rather than the term "transverse arch length".

    I just reviewed a paper for a sports medicine/biomechanics journal where the term "first metatarsophalangeal joint extension" was used instead of "first metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion". In my review, I stated that the term MPJ extension is confusing to podiatrists but, I believe in many disciplines, the term "metatarsophalangeal joint extension" is preferred to "metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion".

    These are just a few of the difficulties of interdisciplinary communication among the international scientific and medical communities.:wacko:
     
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    Comparison of the Changes in the Structure of the Transverse Arch of the Normal and Hallux Valgus Feet under Different Loading Positions
    Hala Zeidan, Yusuke Suzuki, Yuu Kajiwara, Kengo Nakai, Kanako Shimoura, Soyoka Yoshimi, Masataka Tatsumi, Yuichi NishidaOrcID, Tsubasa Bito and Tomoki Aoyama
    Appl. Syst. Innov. 2019, 2(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/asi2010003
     
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    Relationship between forefoot structure,
    including the transverse arch, and forefoot pain
    in patients with hallux valgus

    Kengo Nakai et al
    J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 31: 202–205, 2019
     
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    Functional and Morphological Analysis of the Transverse Arch of the Foot by Using Precise Pressure Sensors and 2D Ultrasound
    Hala Zeidan, Hirotaka Iijima, Ryo Eguchi, Yusuke Suzuki, Kengo Nakai, Koji Fujimoto, Tomoki Aoyama
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    Correlation between Foot Transverse Arch Index and Foot Posture Index in Identifying Foot Arches in Healthy Population.
    Das, Pubali; Jeyakumar, S.; Thomas, Annie; Lendghar, Priti
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