Open AccessPrevalence of Flexible Flat Foot in Adults: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Ashok Aenumulapalli,
Manoj Kulkarni,
Achleshwar Gandotra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26566.10059
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , medicine , pes planus , quartile , cross sectional study , significant difference , orthodontics , surgery , complication , confidence interval , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
Flat foot (pes planus) is a commonly observed disorder in clinical practice. The height of Medial Longitudinal Arch (MLA) determines the degree of pes planus. Majority of the previous studies on prevalence of flexible flat foot were done among children.