The Morphometry of the Foot in Fetal Human Cadavers

Authors : İdris DENİZ, Muzaffer ŞEKER, Duygu AKIN SAYGIN, Mehmet Tuğrul YILMAZ, Mine ARGALI DENIZ

Pages : 352-359

Doi:10.19127/bshealthscience.1258260

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Publication Date : 2023-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Foot and associated formations have important functions in the musculoskeletal system. Recognition of normal parameter values related to the fetus in fetal development is important for the derivation of fetal growth curves, as each society determines its own normal values for its own population. There are limited number of studies on foot morphology in particular. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the measurements of morphological characteristics in human fetuses depending on gestational age, gender and side. Our study was carried out on 30 fetuses. Bilateral acropodian-pternion measurement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AP);, the pternion measurement of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th fingers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2P, 3P, 4P, 5P);, metatarsaltibia-metatarsalfibula measurement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MT-MF);, lengths of the 1., 2., 3rd, 4th, 5th toes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1TL, 2TL, 3TL, 4TL, 5TL);, malleolus width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MW);, proximal metatarsal width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PMW);, distal metatarsal width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DMW);, lateral forefoot length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( LFL);, the length of the sole of the foot with the medial malleol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MMFL);, the length of the sole of the foot insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LMFL); with the lateral malleol, and the length of the lower leg insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LLL); were measured on all fetuses. Furthermore, the foot index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FI);, lower limb length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LL);, and leg index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LI); values were also calculated. The difference between trimesters was found statistically significant for all parameters measured except bilateral AI, and right BI measurements. All parameters except left LMFL at 2nd trimester and PMW at 3rd trimester were higher in female fetuses. However, the difference between genders was not statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. The difference between trimesters was significant for all measurements. Furthermore, a correlation was detected between many parameters. In our study, it was found that foot measurements in fetal cadavers did not change with gender, but increased as the week of gestation increased. It was concluded that the data obtained from our study would be useful for further studies as well as recognition of fetal foot anatomy in obstetrics, perinatology, fetopathology, and pediatric surgery.
Keywords : Foot, Aborted fetus, Gestational age