Long-Term Effect of Rigid Foot Orthosis in Children Older Than Six Years With Flexible Flat Foot

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Kyo-Jun Youn¹  Soo-Kyung Bok¹  So Young Ahn¹  Bong-Ok Kim²  In Sik Park³ 

[1] Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea;Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service Daegu Hospital, Daegu, Korea;Korean Pedorthic Institute, Goyang, Korea;

关键词: Flatfoot;    Foot orthoses;    Radiology;    Child;   

DOI  :  10.5535/arm.2019.43.2.224

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective To evaluate the long-term effect of a custom-made rigid foot orthosis (RFO) in children older than 6 years with pes planus (flat foot). Methods Medical records of 42 children diagnosed with flexible pes planus who were fitted with RFOs based on the inverted technique and underwent more than four consecutive radiological studies were reviewed. Resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP), anteroposterior talocalcaneal angle, lateral talocalcaneal angle, lateral talometatarsal angle, and calcaneal pitch were initially measured in both feet to evaluate alignment. Followup clinical and radiological evaluations were then performed at 12–18, 24–30, 36–42, and ≥48 months after RFO application. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate significant differences. Results Significant improvements in all radiological indicators and significant progression of RCSP toward the corrective direction were observed after RFO application relative to baseline measurements. Conclusion According to our findings, RFO can induce significant improvements in calcaneus-related radiographic indices and subsequently improve talus-related radiologic indices.

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