Flexible flatfoot in children and adolescents. Correlating factors and clinical significance of flexible flatfoot in preschool children. Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric flatfoot. Harris EJ, Vanore JV, Thomas JL, Kravitz SR, Mendelson SA, Mendicino RW, et al.

The relationship between quality of life and foot function in children with flexible flatfeet. Kothari A, Dixon PC, Stebbins J, Zavatsky AB, Theologis T. A survey of eight hundred and eighty-two feet in normal children and adults. Pediatric flexible flatfoot clinical aspects and algorithmic approach.

Halabchi F, Mazaheri R, Mirshahi M, Abbasian L. Flexible flatfoot and related factors in primary school children: A report of a screening study. Also, the association between flat foot with weight and height of children was examined separately, and it was found that weight could significantly be a poor predictor of flat feet.ġ. There is a significant association between passing the age of 12 years and a decrease in flat foot. The prevalence of flat foot decreased significantly with age in the group of 11-year-old boys and younger, 23.1% showed a grade 2 and grade 3 flat foot, whereas in the group of 12-year-old boys and older, only 13.6% had a grade 2 and grade 3 flat foot (P < 0.001).Ĭonclusion: In this study, a significant relationship was found between weight gain and body mass index (BMI) with flat feet. Prevalence of genu varum was 16.1% and prevalence of genu valgum was 2.7% (P = 0.504). Results: Among 1512 children whose foot condition was recorded, 80.7% had normal/grade 1 sole, 16.7% had 2 nd degree flat feet, and 2.6% had 3 rd degree flat feet. The severity of flatness was classified according to Denis criteria.

Flat foot was diagnosed on inspecting a poor formation of the arch. Students were examined for the flatness of the sole of the foot as well as its degree and type. Methods: A total of 1539 male school children were included in this study. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of flexible flat foot among male school children in Tehran, Iran. Background: Flat foot is a deformity in which patients lack standard arches in the soles of the foot.

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