Foot orthoses for flexible flatfeet in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of patient-reported outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of orthoses for flexible flatfeet in terms of patient-reported outcomes in children and adults.

Methods

EMBASE, Medline (OvidSP), Web-of-Science, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials, i.e., Cochrane Central and Pubmed were searched to identify relevant studies since their inception up to February 2021. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT) and prospective studies in which patient reported outcomes at baseline and follow-up in an orthoses group were compared with a no orthoses or sham sole group. Methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2) and the Risk Of Bias In Non-Randomi

SUBMITTER: Oerlemans LNT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9825043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature