Incidencia de pie plano y cavo en estudiantes de tercero a séptimo grado de la Escuela Tomás Rendón. Cuenca 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The foot is a complex structure that has functions of locomotion, damping and balance. Which transmit the forces of pressure and load during static and dynamic posture. GENERAL OBJETIVE: Determine the incidence of a flat foot and cavus in students from third to seventh grade of Tomas Rendon School. METHODOLOGY: This investigation is of a transversal descriptive nature. In this investigation 91 students were part of it whose parents signed the consent. The arch index was used to obtain the foot type. The program SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the data and the results were show using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Chi-square was used for the relationship between the variables and the arc index. RESULTS: The results obtained through this investigation according the plantar footprint were, the following in the right arc index 5% of students showed cavus foot, 37% normal foot, 57% flat foot. According to the index of the left arch 7% showed foot cavus, 40% normal foot and 54% flat foot. In relation to the variables of sex and age there were not significant statistics. On the other hand, the body mass index showed bilateral significance with a lower valve of 0.05. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of the plantar footprint through the index of the arch was useful and precise which by the application of the formula help to establish the type of foot that the student’s presents.