Determinación de las huellas plantares en niños de 5 a 9 años de las academias de fútbol del GAD del cantón Cañar y Barcelona Sporting Club Filial del cantón Cañar

Abstract

A descriptive, and analytic study was done with children of Canton Cañar who practice soccer with club Municipio and Barcelona Sporting Club. The study was done upon 80 children aged 5 to 9 using the Herzco method. A total of 160 footprints were taken from both the left and right foot. The variable of the foot type according to the longitude of the fingers results to be the Egyptian foot, the right foot with 66.25% and the left foot with 47.5%. The longitude of the foot in children 5 years of age was 13.5 to 16 cm, and the longitude of the foot for children 9 years of age was 17 to 21.5 cm. The foot type according to %X determined that a flatfoot is preponderant in infants with 55% in right foot and 53.75% in left foot. In second place, the normal foot with 16% in right foot and 27.5% in left foot, next is the normal flatfoot with 10% in the right foot and 6.25% in the left foot, the normal-cavo and cavo have 7.5% in right foot and 6.25% in left foot. The preponderance of a flatfoot in children is due to their morphological development, the floor, and a requirement of physical activity when they play.