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We have studied normal heel pad thickness in Nigerians and found it to be greater than in American blacks (p<0.01) who have thicker heel pads than whites. Heel pad thickness was directly correlated with weight. Nigerian males had thicker heel pads than females (0.01> p<0.02). No significant effect due to shoe-wearing was found.
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Bohrer, S.P., Ude, A.C. Heel pad thickness in Nigerians. Skeletal Radiol. 3, 108–112 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00363964
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