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BACKGROUND No study in the literature adequately defines flatfoot in terms of measurable radiographic or clinical values. The absence of the medial arch, the hindfoot valgus, and the relative forefoot to midfoot supination define this entity. A flatfoot is called "flexible" when forefoot supination and dorsiflexion of the hallux in a weight-bearing position restores the arch, a positive Jack's test (Fig. ). 2 It is the most common form of flatfoot. We distinguish 2 subtypes of flexible flatfoot (FFF): pes planovalgus and pes equinovalgus. The hallmark between the subtypes is the tightness of the heel cord. As the name implies, the heel cord is tight in the equinovalgus form. Clinically, bringing the hindfoot into neutral allows the differentiation between the two. Harris and Beath 3 were the first to describe pes equinovalgus using the term "hypermobile flatfoot" in a cohort of Canadian soldiers. Characteristics of the hypermobile flatfoot are persistent since childhood, corrects when unloaded from weight bearing, associated with a short tendoachilles, and has abnormal relationships of the tarsal bones. The incidence of symptoms is higher in this group of patients.

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Author

Abdel Majid Sheikh Taha; David S. Feldman

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2015

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)