Variation in Medial Foot Arch and Its Association with Different Categories of Body Mass Index- A Review

Soni, Jaykumar and Shah, Dhriti and Aghara, Kosha and Patel, Mansi and Patel, Darshit (2023) Variation in Medial Foot Arch and Its Association with Different Categories of Body Mass Index- A Review. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 44 (21). pp. 83-88. ISSN 0256-971X

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Abstract

Background: Foot posture plays an important role in an individual’s life. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is believed to be one of the prominent factors in changing the function of foot arch.

Methods: The keywords that were used were: osteoarthritis, OA knee, foot arch, medial arch, and foot posture. After finalizing keywords, internet search was conducted on Pub Med and Google Scholar; the University library and research center were also approached for e-copy and possible hand search of articles. The criteria for inclusion of articles were all research designs like Systematic review, Meta-analysis, Randomized Control trials, Cross sectional studies, Narrative Reviews and editor’s notes published in the English language, and full articles providing data on foot arches or foot posture in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Results: In this review, total 12 articles were included from the various platforms and search engines. All the articles were appraised and scrutinized; their methodology, results and conclusion were read and filtered out.

Conclusion: It was concluded that variation in foot arch has association with the different categories of BMI.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: GO for STM > Biological Science
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Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2023 07:42
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2023 08:36
URI: http://archive.article4submit.com/id/eprint/1570

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