Table 2.
Measurements of foot and ankle structure. (LDP1, length of first distal phalanx; LPP1, length of first proximal phalanx; LMT1, length of first metatarsal; LR1, LDP1 + LPP1+MT1, length of first ray; XCoR, anteroposterior position of the centre of tibiotalar rotation relative to long axis of the tibia; YCoR, superior–inferior position of the centre of tibiotalar rotation. *p ≤ 0.05.)
| sprinters (n = 8) | non-sprinters (n = 8) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDP1 (mm) | 26.8 ± 1.2 | 25.2 ± 2.3 | 0.052 |
| LPP1 (mm) | 32.9 ± 1.5 | 31.0 ± 1.7 | 0.017* |
| LDP1 + LPP1 (mm) | 59.7 ± 2.0 | 56.2 ± 3.2 | 0.010* |
| LMT1 (mm) | 70.1 ± 2.0 | 67.2 ± 4.2 | 0.050* |
| LR1 (mm) | 129.8 ± 3.7 | 123.4 ± 7.0 | 0.019* |
| pfMAresting (mm) | 51.5 ± 3.9 | 58.5 ± 6.6 | 0.011* |
| pfMAcontracted (mm) | 52.9 ± 4.8 | 58.7 ± 5.4 | 0.021* |
| LR1 : pfMAresting [1] | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 0.001* |
| XCoR (mm) | 1.2 ± 2.1 | −6.0 ± 3.1 | <0.001* |
| YCoR (mm) | −21.0 ± 3.9 | −21.8 ± 5.1 | 0.730 |