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Table 5 Qualitative synthesis

From: The arch myth: investigating the impact of flat foot on vertical jump height: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

Biomechanic

Jumping phase

Indicater

Flat Foot

Normal Foot

Fu et al.(2016) [45]

Lower limb kinematics

Take-off

Ankle angle variation range(Degree)

Dorsi-plantar flexion

55.18 ± 3.92*

61.28 ± 1.05*

Eversion-inversion

10.99 ± 1.20*

15.92 ± 0.37*

Internal-external rotation

44.16 ± 4.44*

27.50 ± 1.24*

Knee angle variation range(Degree)

Flexion-extension

91.55 ± 4.58*

75.22 ± 4.59*

Abduction-adduction

15.11 ± 2.73

18.69 ± 3.71

Internal-external rotation

48.76 ± 3.53*

22.22 ± 0.61*

Contarli et al.(2022) [48]

Lower limb Muscle activation

Rising

Muscle activation(µV)

Gastrocnemius medialis

66.172(43.98-150.64)*

95.94(51.02-172.34)*

Soleus

106.74(40.60-272.34)

103.2(68.43-260.77)

Tibialis anterior

36.9(12.93–89.37)

32.09(13.16–56.29)

Peroneus longus

89.37(39.64-173.52)

85.37(60.64-238.19)

  1. * represents a significant difference between Flat Foot and Normal Foot, p < 0.05. Takeoff: Refers to the moment when a jump completely leaves the ground. Rising: Refers to the ascent phase before the jump, which is the process of pushing upward from the squat position