Four-Year Treatment Effect of Custom-Made Foot Orthosis on Pediatric Symptomatic Accessory Navicular Bone Combined with Flexible Flatfoot.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Congenital accessory navicular bone (ANB) is a common variant in the foot and is prone to cause several clinical symptoms. Wearing custom-made foot orthosis is considered a desirable option; however, there is limited evidence of its effectiveness. This study aims to report the mid-term effect of foot orthosis for symptomatic pediatric ANBs.

Methods

School-age children with symptomatic ANBs combined with flexible flatfoot in the authors' institute were recruited and got custom-made foot orthosis treatment. They were followed up over 4 years. The general characteristics of these children were collected before treatment, including age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). The indicators of foot symptoms, including frequency and location of pain, visual analogue scale (VAS

SUBMITTER: Shu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11286606 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature