Stopy płasko-koślawe u dzieci – kiedy wariant normy, a kiedy należy je leczyć? / Flexible flatfoot in children – when is the normal variant and when should they be treated?
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It should be emphasized that most of the flat valgus feet spontaneously resolve by the age of 10 and should not be treated until then, which does not exclude
incentives for an active lifestyle, cycling, swimming, etc. performed by a physiotherapist, participation in corrective classes against the patient’s will,
may cause more psychological and sociological harm. Similarly, the use of footwear with the so-called with hard heels, additionally with a hard sole or orthopedic insoles, is unnecessary in feet, which we consider physiological at this age.
After the age of 10, when the deformity of the squamous-valgus feet is permanent, but does not limit motor activity, does not generate pain, it can also be
accepted as a normal variant and untreated.
Flat-valgus feet, the so-called symptomatological, with pain symptoms, should be treated with implants inserted into the tarsal sinus, which leads to the
complete normalization of the function.
Standardy Medyczne/Pediatria 2021 T. 18 459-464
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