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. 2018 Jun 1;12(3):218–226. doi: 10.1302/1863-2548.12.170197

Table 1.

Comparisons of radiographic measurements between different ages

Radiographic measurements < 10 yrs (28 feet) 10 to 13.9 yrs (29 feet) ≥ 14 yrs (22 feet) p-values
Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd < 10 yrs and 10 to 13.9 yrs < 10 yrs and ≥ 14 yrs 10 to 13.9 yrs and ≥ 14 yrs
Anteroposterior view radiographs
 HIA (°) 15.7 5.6 17.9 7.2 15.3 5.2 0.207 0.186 0.150
 HVA (°) 12.3 6.9 19.3 14.2 24.9 17.3 0.022 0.003 0.226
 DMAA (°) 10.3 5.4 16.7 9.6 20.4 10.7 0.003 0.0003 0.211
 IMA (°) 14.1 4.6 15.5 7.1 15.7 4.9 0.388 0.238 0.885
 RL (mm) 2.4 2.3 4.2 2.4 5.2 2.5 0.005 0.0002 0.162
 MAA (°) 15.9 4.8 15.7 6.8 13.0 5.2 0.891 0.037 0.117
Lateral view radiographs
 TMA (°) 8.7 8.1 14.1 12.7 13.7 14.7 0.069 0.163 0.922
 THA (°) 28.1 6.5 32.4 8.6 32.0 11.1 0.047 0.152 0.911
 TCAA (°) 43.0 5.0 48.8 7.8 49.4 10.8 0.002 0.017 0.830.
 TCPA (°) 52.6 5.0 56.3 8.9 54.3 9.3 0.066 0.439 0.455
 CP (°) 14.9 7.1 16.4 8.3 17.4 7.3 0.476 0.249 0.681
BMI percentile 73.3 26.3 72.5 24.6 80.8 18.0 0.998 0.187 0.681

BMI, body mass index; CP, calcaneal pitch angle; DMAA, distal metatarsal articular angle; HIA, hallux interphalangeal angle; HVA, hallux valgus angle; IMA, first and second intermetatarsal angle; MAA, metatarsus adductus angle; RL, first and second intermetatarsal relative length; TCAA, talocalcaneal axial angle; TCPA, talocalcaneal (pitch) angle; THA, talo-horizontal angle; TMA, talo-first metatarsal angle