The distinctive morphology of human foot depends largely on its components of bones. Measurements of these bones are the most important factors in determining the corresponding foot morphology. These measurements vary according to the age, sex, genetic background and race (Tanner, 1976; Naeye and Tafari, 1983; AI-Hazzaa, 1990; Evel-eth and Tanner, 1990; Kennedy, 2000) 28,19,1,7,12.
Literature about the anthropomet-ric parameters of bones of Egyptian's foot are few (Butler et al., 1986; Marz-ke, 1997; Chiari et al., 2002)4-16-6. Thus it was decided to provide an an-thropometric measurements for the bones of the Egyptian foot. A comparison between the measurements of the bones of the male and female feet were put forward.
This study may provide a helpful data for forensic diagnosis, anthropol-gists as well as evaluation of deformity cases of the feet.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The feet of normal and healthy 15 males and 15 females aged 30-40 years old, from Mansoura University Hospitals were used in this study. The feet with pathological or congenital disorders were excluded.
For each foot, the following was
performed:
a. Drawing the foot for its morphology (Fig.1).
b. Taking the following measurements: (Fig. 1)
1) Medial border of the foot, from the tip of the big toe to the medial end of the heel (line 1).