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Relationship between symptoms and weight-bearing radiographic parameters of idiopathic flexible flatfoot in children Chin Med J 2013;126 (11): 2029-2033
Background Idiopathic flexible flatfoot in children most frequently improves with age and remains asymptomatic. It is a physiological variation of the normality that does not require treatment unless it becomes symptomatic. The aim of this research was to investigate the reason why some individuals with flexible flatfoot become symptomatic by analysis of the differences in the relative alignment of each segment of the foot between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with idiopathic flexible flatfoot using radiographic measurements. Methods One hundred patients with idiopathic flexible flatfoot were retrospectively identified and divided into two groups: asymptomatic (n=50) and symptomatic (n=50). Standing anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the foot were analyzed. Five measurements were calculated to describe the alignment of the foot. An independent-samples t-test and Logistic regression test were used for statistical analysis.
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