The radiographic measurement of the foot in normal Thai children.

ABSTRACT

To find the normal values of the foot x-ray in Thai children. Materials & Methods: Thirty-one Thai children, 17 bys, 14 girls with the age ranged from 3 months to 5 years old without any foot deformities had the x-ray of the foot taken in AP and lateral view in maximum correction according to Simon’s technique and were measured the talo calceneal (TCAP), Talo first metatarsal (T-F), calcaneo-fifth metatarsal (C-F) in AP view, talo calcaneal (TClat), tibio-talar (TIT), tibiocalcaneal (TIC) in lateral view and talo calcaneal index (TI). Results: No statistical significant difference in the angles between boys and girls, left and right foot (P>0.05). The normal values of foot x-ray were 29.4o, 6.16o, 2.36o for the mean angles of talocalcaneal, talofirst metatarsal and calcaneofifth metatarsal in AP view and 44.47o, 92.97o, 48.67o for the mean angles of talocalcaneal, tibiotalar and tibiocalcaneal in the lateral view. The mean talocalcaneal index was 76.92o. Conclusion: This normal values can be useful as the standard to compare and evaluate the foot after treatment.