Comparison of female foot morphology and last design in athletic footwear : are men’s lasts appropriate for women?
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Ein Vergleich der weiblichen Fußmorphologie und dem Leisten-Design von Sportschuhen : sind Leisten für Männer geeignet für Frauen? |
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Autor: | Reinecke, Katharina Charlotte Hildegard; Valiant, Gordon; Horstmann, Thomas; Grau, Stefan |
Erschienen in: | Research in sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 18 (2010), 2, S. 140-156, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1543-8627, 1543-8635 |
DOI: | 10.1080/15438621003627216 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201008005924 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between female feet and last design. Four hundred twenty-four feet and four men's running shoe lasts (U.S. women 6.0-9.5), which also are used for the manufacturing of women's shoes, were scanned in three dimensions. Six foot measures were quantified. Different foot types were classified using a cluster analysis. Comparisons were made between last measures and averaged as well as foot type specific foot measures. Differences in width measures between lasts and foot types vary substantially (0-9 mm). Length grading is similar for lasts and feet (differences < 1mm). Width grading is larger in lasts in comparison with average grading in feet (3.5-5.9 mm). Last design and grading should account for the sex-specific allometry in foot measures. The use of down-graded men's lasts for women's shoes has to be questioned. Therefore, sex-specific reference measures and wear tests should incorporate different foot types in different sizes to allow suitable implications for a proper design and grading of lasts. Verf.-Referat