The relationship between quality of life and foot function in children with flexible flatfeet

Gait & Posture
Alpesh KothariTim Theologis

Abstract

Flat feet in children are common, and at times symptomatic, but the relationship between function and symptoms or impairment is still unclear. We undertook a prospective, observational study comparing children with paediatric flexible flat foot (PFF) and children with neutral feet (NF) using three dimensional gait analysis (3DGA). It was hypothesised that children with PFF would demonstrate differences in both spatio-temporal parameters of gait and foot and ankle kinematics compared to the NF group and that these differences would correlate with impaired quality of life (QoL). The kinematic differences were expected to be most marked in hindfoot coronal plane motion and forefoot sagittal and transverse plane motion. Eighty-three children between the ages of 8 and 15 were recruited in this study: Forty-two were classified as having PFF and forty-one as NF. Each child underwent 3DGA and completed the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ_C). Reduced OxAFQ_C physical domain scores in the PFF children were associated with slower walking speed (p=0.014) and reduced normalised stride length (p=0.008). PFF children also demonstrated significantly increased hindfoot eversion and forefoot supination during gait. Significan...Continue Reading

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Mar 17, 2016·Gait & Posture·A KothariT Theologis
Jul 4, 2019·Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health·Gabriel Gijon-NogueronAngela M Evans
Apr 17, 2019·BMJ Open·Gabriel Gijon-NogueronAngela Margaret Evans
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