Relationship Between Hip Abductor Muscle Strength And Flatfoot Deformity Among Undergraduates At Faculty Of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Date
2020Author
Ransimala, GAA
Fernando, DRM
Madhuwanthi, DYRS
Nawakshana1, ADT
Rathnasiri, HLDKND
Wickramasinghe, NH
Senavirathna, SADCS
Senaratne, UTN
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Abstract: Numerous factors and many inter
relationships between various anatomical
deformities affect flatfoot. The objective of this
study was to find the relationship between
Arch Index and hip abductor muscle strength
in both unilateral and bilateral flatfoot among
undergraduates, at the Faculty of Allied Health
Sciences (FAHS), General Sir John Kotelawala
Defence University (KDU). A descriptive crosssectional study was carried out including 510
students, aged between 19 - 40 years. Flat foot
students were identified using the Arch index
(AI) using modified Harris matt and AUTOCAD
software. The hip abductor muscle strength
was measured using modified
Sphygmomanometer. The results indicated
statistically significant relationships between
unilateral and bilateral flatfoot with hip
abductor muscle strength. A weak negative
correlation was noted between left side hip
abductor muscle strength and AI among the
students with bilateral flatfoot (p=0.04, r= -
0.15) and also between left side hip abductor
muscle strength and left side AI in left
unilateral flatfoot students (p=0.04, r= -0.32).
However, no significant difference was noted
between hip abductor muscle strength and the
presence of flatfoot.