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Type of Article:  Original

Volume 7; Issue 1.2 (February 2019)

Page No.: 6161-6165

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.427

ASSESSMENT OF STAHELI ARCH INDEX IN TRIBAL CHILDREN OF JHARKHAND STATE

Shanmukha Varalakshmi Vangara 1, Dhananjay Kumar *2, Patnaik VV Gopichand 3, Nidhi Puri 4.

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhoijipura, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

*2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhoijipura, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

3 Professor & Dean, Mamata Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

4 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Corresponding author: Dr. Dhananjay Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, SRMS-IMS, Bhoijipura, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-Mail: dhananjay_anat@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT:

Pes planus and pes cavus are the two common foot conditions, which fascinate the attention of researchers. A deviation from normal foot arch structure is associated with unstable gait. This study aims at assessing the staheli arch index (SAI) of Jharkhand tribal children. This study was carried out on children belonging to various tribal groups of Ranchi and Angara districts of Jharkhand. Graphical footprints of the study subjects were recorded and assessed using SPSS-16. The mean right SAI was 0.63 and 0.61 for right and left foot respectively. The mean right SAI was significantly greater than that of left foot. Gender differences in mean SAI was statistically insignificant at p<0.05. The mean SAI of 0.75 and 0.76 at the age of 3:<4 years was reduced to 0.64 and 0.61 by 14:<15 years age for right and left foot respectively. There was insignificant correlation of SAI with age and body mass index (p < 0.05).

Key words: Staheli arch index, Pes planus, Pes cavus.

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Cite this article: Shanmukha Varalakshmi Vangara, Dhananjay Kumar, Patnaik VV Gopichand, Nidhi Puri. ASSESSMENT OF STAHELI ARCH INDEX IN TRIBAL CHILDREN OF JHARKHAND STATE. Int J Anat Res 2019;7(1.2):6161-6165. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.427