Comparison of the Foot Height, Length, Breadth and Types between Santhals and Bangalees of Pirganj, Rangpur

Authors

  • Sultan Ahmed Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur
  • Afruza Bulbul Akhter Professor, Department of Anatomy, Rangpur Community Medical College, Rangpur
  • Selina Anwar Professor, Department of Anatomy, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur
  • Anjum Ara Begum Professor, Department of Anatomy, Prime Medical College, Rangpur
  • Khalilur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bogra
  • Narayan Chandra Saha Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Satkhira Medical College, Satkhira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20506

Keywords:

Foot, Santhals, Bangalees

Abstract

Context: The structural and functional components of the foot are composed of highly refined interrelated segments which provide a stable base for supporting the body in both load support and shock absorption during standing, running, walking and jumping. The study was aimed to measure the foot of adult Santhal males of Pirganj upazilla, Rangpur to find out to racial characteristics of their own and compare with Bangalee adult males of the same area.

Materials and Methods: The study was carried out on 60 (sixty) adult male Santhals and 120 (one hundred and twenty) adult male Bangalees. Foot length, foot breadth and foot height was measured. Foot index was calculated and foot shape was determined.

Results: Height, length and breadth of foot were higher in Bangalees than Santhals and showed a significantly higher value for the foot length. Regarding the foot shape, slender foot was found more in Bangalees but most of these two groups have standard foot shape.

Conclusion: In the present study significantly higher value of foot length and higher percentage of slender foot in Bangalees but higher percentage of broad foot among the Santhals were found . Slender foot in Bangalees may be due to less weight bearing habit than Santhals.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20506

Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 30-33

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Published

2014-09-21

How to Cite

Ahmed, S., Akhter, A. B., Anwar, S., Begum, A. A., Rahman, K., & Saha, N. C. (2014). Comparison of the Foot Height, Length, Breadth and Types between Santhals and Bangalees of Pirganj, Rangpur. Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, 11(1), 30–33. https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20506

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2013)

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