Toe allowance of children's footwear

NewsBot · Jun 11, 2015

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Verification of toe allowance of children's footwear and its categorisation
Jana Pavlackova, Pavlina Egner, Pavel Mokrejs & Martina Cernekova
Footwear Science : 10 Jun 2015

This study verifies the declared sizes of children's footwear, categorising it according to gender and age, the cut of the upper, the assembling method, the material of the upper, the lining material, the fastening, the heights of the upper and the heights of the heel. The study looked into the allocation given to toe allowance, which represents growing room for a child's foot, while ensuring the shoes remain comfortable. Research was conducted on 115 pairs of children's footwear, at the French sizes of 22, 25 and 30. It was found that in all examples at size 22, the recommended design specifications for toe allowance were most consistently observed, while for size 25 this applied in 91% of cases, but an alarming percentage – 54% of pairs – was discerned for size 30. This provision for growth exists to prevent possible damage to the soft tissues of children's feet and also to prevent forefoot deformities from occurring. Maintaining the specifications for toe allowance also contributes to easier customer guidance when selecting the optimum shoe size.
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NewsBot · Jun 9, 2016

Evaluation of the rule-of-thumb: calculation of the toe allowance for developing feet
Bettina Barisch-Fritz, Clemens Plank & Stefan Grau
Footwear Science

The amount of toe allowance (TA, the space in front of the toes) in children's shoes is physiologically important and often estimated by the rule-of-the-parent's-thumb. Besides this, other rules-of-thumb exist mainly based on experiences or footprint analysis. The aim of this study is to scientifically evaluate these rules-of-thumb. TA was calculated as a function of growth rate, foot extension, and walking advance based on three-dimensional (3D) foot scans of 2554 children (6–16 years) during standing and walking. Foot extension was determined as the difference in foot length between static and dynamic weight-bearing, walking advance as movement of the most anterior point of toes, and growth rate as semi-annual foot growth. TA was smaller than all rules-of-thumb and was influenced by gender and foot length. These findings primarily present TA based on 3D foot scans which is important for shoe construction. It is recommended to use 90th percentiles instead of mean values for the construction of TA.
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NewsBot · Mar 19, 2020

Impact of footwear fitting on foot shape in primary schoolgirls
Ewa Puszczałowska-Lizis et al
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Purpose: The study aimed to analyze the footwear fitting and its impact on foot construction
features in primary schoolgirls.
Methods: The study group comprised 100 girls aged 9 years. The study relied on the CQ-ST
podoscope and the Clevermess device for pertinent measurements. The data were analyzed
based on the Mann Whitney U test, multiple regression analysis and simple regression.
Results: Too short right footwear had 37% of the girls and the left - 38% of the girls, while too
long shoes were worn respectively by: 14% of the girls and 15% of the girls. Too wide footwear
in relation to the right foot width had 45% of the group and in relation to the left foot: 41% of
the group. Too narrow right shoes had 23% of the group and the left - 32% of the group. Statistically significant influence of the excess of outdoor footwear width was found on the
Clarke’s angle values (p=0.041), the fifth toe setting of the right foot (p=0.015) and Wejsflog
index of the left foot (p=0.036).
Conclusions: Most 9-year-old girls wear poorly fitted outdoor footwear. Appropriately selected
footwear in terms of the width facilitates the formation of foot architecture, but wearing too
wide footwear increases the risk of hollow feet and the varus deformity of the fifth toe.
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