Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS:
Flexible flatfoot was diagnosed in 40 children when either of the feet had greater than 4° valgus of resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP) angle and one of the radiographic indicators was greater than 30° in anteroposterior talocalcaneal angles, 45° in lateral talocalcaneal angles, and 4° in lateral talometatarsal angles and less than 10° of calcaneal pitch in barefoot radiographs. Of 40 children with flexible flatfoot, 20 were fitted with a pair of RFOs and 20 with TCFOs, randomly. Follow-up clinical and radiographic measurements were completed 12 months later. RESULTS: All of the radiographic indicators changed toward the corrective direction in both groups. There were significant improvements in calcaneal pitch and RCSP in both groups (P < .05). In the TCFO group, the anteroposterior talocalcaneal angle and the RCSP showed statistically significant improvement compared with the RFO group. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the TCFO was more effective than the RFO at treating children with flexible flatfoot.
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Authors | So Young Ahn, Soo Kyung Bok, Bong Ok Kim, In Sik Park |
Journal | Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
(J Am Podiatr Med Assoc)
Vol. 107
Issue 1
Pg. 46-53
(Jan 2017)
ISSN: 1930-8264 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 28271943
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Female
- Flatfoot
(diagnostic imaging, physiopathology, therapy)
- Foot Orthoses
- Humans
- Male
- Radiography
- Range of Motion, Articular
(physiology)
- Talus
- Treatment Outcome
- Weight-Bearing
(physiology)
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