TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and validity of the footprint assessment method using photoshop CS5 software
AU - Gutiérrez-Vilahú, Lourdes
AU - Massó-Ortigosa, Núria
AU - Costa-Tutusaus, Lluís
AU - Guerra-Balic, Myriam
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: We thank the young university students who voluntarily participated in the study. Financial Disclosure: This work was partially supported by Ministerio de Economía y Compet-itividad (Dirección General de Investigación y Gestión Plan Nacional I+D+I grant DEP2012-38984). Conflict of Interest: None reported.
Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by Ministerio de Econom?a y Competitividad (Direcci?n General de Investigaci?n y Gesti?n Plan Nacional I+D+I grant DEP2012- 38984).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, American Podiatric Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - Background: Several sophisticated methods of footprint analysis currently exist. However, it is sometimes useful to apply standard measurement methods of recognized evidence with an easy and quick application. We sought to assess the reliability and validity of a new method of footprint assessment in a healthy population using Photoshop CS5 software (Adobe Systems Inc, San Jose, California). Methods: Forty-two footprints, corresponding to 21 healthy individuals (11 men with a mean ± SD age of 20.45 ± 2.16 years and 10 women with a mean ± SD age of 20.00 ± 1.70 years) were analyzed. Footprints were recorded in static bipedal standing position using optical podography and digital photography. Three trials for each participant were performed. The Hernández-Corvo, Chippaux-Smirak, and Staheli indices and the Clarke angle were calculated by manual method and by computerized method using Photoshop CS5 software. Test-retest was used to determine reliability. Validity was obtained by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The reliability test for all of the indices showed high values (ICC, 0.98-0.99). Moreover, the validity test clearly showed no difference between techniques (ICC, 0.99-1). Conclusions: The reliability and validity of a method to measure, assess, and record the podometric indices using Photoshop CS5 software has been demonstrated. This provides a quick and accurate tool useful for the digital recording of morphostatic foot study parameters and their control.
AB - Background: Several sophisticated methods of footprint analysis currently exist. However, it is sometimes useful to apply standard measurement methods of recognized evidence with an easy and quick application. We sought to assess the reliability and validity of a new method of footprint assessment in a healthy population using Photoshop CS5 software (Adobe Systems Inc, San Jose, California). Methods: Forty-two footprints, corresponding to 21 healthy individuals (11 men with a mean ± SD age of 20.45 ± 2.16 years and 10 women with a mean ± SD age of 20.00 ± 1.70 years) were analyzed. Footprints were recorded in static bipedal standing position using optical podography and digital photography. Three trials for each participant were performed. The Hernández-Corvo, Chippaux-Smirak, and Staheli indices and the Clarke angle were calculated by manual method and by computerized method using Photoshop CS5 software. Test-retest was used to determine reliability. Validity was obtained by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The reliability test for all of the indices showed high values (ICC, 0.98-0.99). Moreover, the validity test clearly showed no difference between techniques (ICC, 0.99-1). Conclusions: The reliability and validity of a method to measure, assess, and record the podometric indices using Photoshop CS5 software has been demonstrated. This provides a quick and accurate tool useful for the digital recording of morphostatic foot study parameters and their control.
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U2 - 10.7547/0003-0538-105.3.226
DO - 10.7547/0003-0538-105.3.226
M3 - Article
C2 - 26146968
AN - SCOPUS:85016923409
SN - 8750-7315
VL - 105
SP - 226
EP - 232
JO - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
IS - 3
ER -