title: The heel-pad compressibility.
abstract: Heel-pad thickness and compressibility were studied in the feet of 400 normal subjects by loaded and unloaded lateral radiographs. The normal unloaded heel-pad thickness was 18.70 +/- 2.46 mm. The thickness was greater in men than in women and increased with age. The heel-pad compressibility index was 0.53 +/- 0.09. The compressibility increased with age, but there was no significant difference with gender. An increase in body weight led to an increase in heel-pad thickness and loss of elasticity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prichasuk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulpruek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siriwongpairat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D011859:Radiography; D012737:Sex Factors