Entries from 2015-03-01 to 1 month
Overview Flat feet is the most common foot deformity known. In fact, sixty million Americans or 25% of the U.S. population have flat feet. Some of these people may experience problems that limit their activities, while others can run marat…
Overview Acquired adult flatfoot deformity (AAFD) is a progressive flattening in the arch in the foot that develops because the posterior tibial tendon gets to be insufficient. This features many other names such posterior tibial tendon dy…
Overview A person with flat feet (fallen arches) has low arches or no arches at all. Most cases don't cause problems and treatment isn't usually needed. The arch, or instep, is the inside part of the foot that's usually raised off the grou…
Overview A flat foot is a term used to described a collapsed arch. Medically, the term is pes planovalgus (for foot flatten and pushed outwards). There are varying degrees of ?flatness?. Though not all flat feet are problematic, however, w…