DOES CORRELATION EXIST BETWEEN DORSAL ARCH HEIGHT AND NAVICULAR HEIGHT OF FOOT?-AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Though truncated navicular height(TNH)and dorsal arch of foot (TDH)were reported to be clinically validated tools to measuring medial arch of foot. Their concurrent validity needed to be explored. This study was primarily to explore depth of correlation between truncated dorsal height and truncated navicular height and whether foot size has any influence on medial arch height of foot.Methodolgy: It is a cross sectional study. 30 healthy subjects aged 18-24 who fulfilled criteria had participated in this study. Both male healthy undergraduate students were included. Truncated Dorsal arch height and truncated navicular height were measured in all subjects feet. Fair correlation was found between truncated navicular height to dorsal arch height in exploring subject’s foot right and left foot. Yet foot size on right side did not correlate with arch height as the r value was -0.17 and left foot size exhibited fair correlation to arch height. It can be reasoned that the mean value of navicular height on left foot was 5.53±67, whereas left side it was 5.45±71. This current study explored correlation between Dorsal arch height and navicular height in quantifying medial arch foot was found to be having fair correlation with each other. Left sise foot size had correlated moderately to arch height.