Table 1

Plantar fascia thickness, foot mobility and loading, expressed as. Mean (SD)

Dependent Variable
DN
Ctrl
P value

Plantar fascia thickness (mm)
2.78 (0.64)
1.51 (0.33)
<0.001
Passive 1st Met mobility (mm)
3.78 (0.63)
5.54 (2.13)
0.004
Passive 1st Met Stiffness (N/mm)
10.69 (1.63)
8.13 (2.67)
0.003
1st Met sagittal motion (deg)
13.0 (2.5)
15.8 (3.3)
0.047
1st Met transverse motion (deg)
7.1 (3.1)
9.6 (3.6)
0.026
1st Met frontal motion (deg)
9.8 (3.6)
12.3 (3.1)
0.029
Medial forefoot peak pressure (N/cm2)
82.4 (29)
49.8 (10)
<0.001

Rao et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008 1(Suppl 1):O4   doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-S1-O4

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