Open AccessThe flexibility of the transverse arch of the forefoot on the forefoot loading in the flat feet deformity
Author(s) -
Kudo Shintarou,
Hatanaka Yasuhiko
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a48
Subject(s) - forefoot , arch , medicine , deformity , transverse plane , orthodontics , flexibility (engineering) , foot deformity , foot (prosody) , orthopedic surgery , surgery , anatomy , structural engineering , mathematics , engineering , statistics , complication , linguistics , philosophy
Background For the flat foot deformity, the custom made foot orthosis supported medial longitudinal arch using the navicular pad. And we experienced many cases that addition the metatarsal pad which supported transverse arch of the forefoot was more effective treatments. However, the flexibility of the transverse arch in the flat foot deformity was unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the flexibility of the transverse arch of the forefoot in the flat foot deformity on the forefoot loading condition.