Prevalencia de alteraciones de la huella plantar en los jugadores de las divisiones inferiores del equipo de fútbol profesional Gualaceo Sporting Club. Gualaceo septiembre 2022 - febrero 2023

Abstract

For most of the athletes, especially soccer players, any injury or pathology in the lower limbs influences negatively in their sports performance and these injuries really affect their physical condition; Nevertheless, Early detection and proper treatment of plantar footprint alterations are important to prevent any sports injury that compromises their soccer career. The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of alterations of the plantar footprint in the players of the amateur divisions belonging to the professional soccer team “Gualaceo SC”. The methodology

used in this study was based in the quantitative observational descriptive and including a cross- sectional study. The collected data was taken from about 90 (ninety) soccer players. All the types

of feet were analyzed and classified. After that, the data was tabulated and analyzed by using the SPPS version 15 was used in different average and frequency charts. The results show us that the type of foot that predominated in players` both feet, was the Cavo type with a percentage of 46.7%. It was followed by the normal type foot with a percentage of 25.6%. The type of foot that predominated in the low weight players, was the normal type foot with a percentage of 44.4%, followed by Cavo foot (33.3%), while in those players with normal BMI, Cavo foot with a percentage of 47.5%, was the most frequent, followed by the normal foot type. In the under 13 category players the Cavo foot represented 38.1% while in the Under 19 category this proportion rose to 60%. As a conclusion we can say that, cavo foot was the most common foot in players with Normal nutritional status and Normal type of foot was in players with low weight. As the sports category progresses, the prevalence of Cavo Foot increases, and the proportion of players with flat and flat/normal feet decreases, which gives us another reason to believe that Cavo Foot is not an unusual condition in young athletes.