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In [[medicine]], '''flatfoot''', also called a '''flat foot''', '''fallen arch''', and '''pes planus''', is a type of [[foot deformity]] "in which one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened out."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]], '''flatfoot''', also called a '''flat foot''', '''fallen arch''', and '''pes planus''', is a type of [[foot deformity]] "in which one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened out."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>



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Flatfoot
MedlinePlus 000913
MeSH D005413

In medicine, flatfoot, also called a flat foot, fallen arch, and pes planus, is a type of foot deformity "in which one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened out."[1]

Clinical practice guidelines have address this in children[2] and adults[3].

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Flatfoot (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Harris EJ, Vanore JV, Thomas JL, et al (2004). "Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric flatfoot". J Foot Ankle Surg 43 (6): 341–73. DOI:10.1053/j.jfas.2004.09.013. PMID 15605048. Research Blogging.
  3. Lee MS, Vanore JV, Thomas JL, et al (2005). "Diagnosis and treatment of adult flatfoot". J Foot Ankle Surg 44 (2): 78–113. DOI:10.1053/j.jfas.2004.12.001. PMID 15768358. Research Blogging.