Foot length and width variety of shoppers who purchased the same style and size of running shoes

2023/06/30 by Ales Jurca, Sašo Džeroski · 1 voice
Engineering · Medicine · #Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management #Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies #Sports injuries and prevention

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/19424280.2023.2199390

openalex publication_date 2023/06/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

The fit of a shoe is an important shoe comfort factor. Foot length and width are two of the most important measurements that influence fit (Miller et al., 2000). Incorrectly fitted footwear contrib...

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• Fascinating (and Black Friday topical): Many who bought running shoes 1-2 sizes longer than their feet (according to scans) didn't have wider feet. Perhaps a preference for loose fit is behind some of [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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