%0 Journal Article
%T Children Flat Foot and Lower Limb Rotational Profile: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
%A Jemni Sonia
%A Lazreg Nadia
%A Abid Manel
%A Frioui Samia
%A Ben Rejeb Mohamed
%A Osman Walid
%A Zaoui Afif
%A Khachnaoui Faycel
%J Open Journal of Orthopedics
%P 326-335
%@ 2164-3016
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojo.2015.510044
%X Flat
foot in children is a common deformation, which appears during the first years
of life. It requires a rigorous evaluation to rule out congenital or
neurological abnormality. It is characterized <span>by
a decrease of the plantar concavity indeed collapse of the foot, often
associated with other</span> morphostatic deformations. The aim of this study
is to find a correlation between the essential flat foot in children and lower
limb disorders torsional. It is a cross-sectional descriptive study, recruiting
110 children (220 feet) aged between 3 and 6 years old. Each child was given an
assessment of the morphology of the foot (Contact Index II¡­) and lower limb
rotational profile (intoeing and femoral <span>ant¨¦torsion
and tibal torsion). Among 110 children, 21 (19.1%) have bilateral flat feet and
7 (6.4%)</span> have unilateral flat feet, associated with an average value of
Contact Index II equal to 0.921; the minimum value is 0.880 and the maximum
value is 1.17. All children with flat feet have excessive femoral ant¨¦torsion;
45 (92%) are associated with a hip intoeing and 38 (80%) present an insuffi<span>cient external tibial torsion. The analysis of
multiple regression shows a significantly elevated </span>correlation among the
flat foot and excessive internal rotation of the hip (F = 70.36, r = 0.77, P &lt;
0.001), excessive femoral antetorsion (F = 54.78, r = 0.73, P &lt; 0.001) and insufficient
external tibial torsion (F = 7.79, r = 0.37, P &lt; 0.001).
%K Children
%K Essential Flat Foot
%K Femoral Ant&#233
%K torsion
%K Internal Rotation of the Hip
%K Tibial Torsion
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