Characteristics of Adult Flatfoot in the United States

Characteristics of Adult Flatfoot in the United States

Abstract Many factors have been suggested to cause flatfoot deformity. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for flatfoot deformity, which itself can be a causative factor for other foot and ankle pathologies. The National Health Interview Survey (Podiatry Supplement) from 1990 was...

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Published in:The Journal of foot and ankle surgery 2010-07, Vol.49 (4), p.363-368
Main Authors: Shibuya, Naohiro, DPM, MS, FACFAS, Jupiter, Daniel C., PhD, Ciliberti, Louis J., DPM, MS, VanBuren, Vincent, PhD, La Fontaine, Javier, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
arthritis
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
bunion
callus
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
epidemiology
Female
Flatfoot - epidemiology
Flatfoot - ethnology
Flatfoot - etiology
hammertoe
Health Status
Humans
Industry
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Orthopedics
Poverty
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
survey
tibialis posterior tendon
United States - epidemiology
veteran
Veterans
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Summary:Abstract Many factors have been suggested to cause flatfoot deformity. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for flatfoot deformity, which itself can be a causative factor for other foot and ankle pathologies. The National Health Interview Survey (Podiatry Supplement) from 1990 was analyzed to determine associations of various demographic factors and other foot and ankle pathologies with self-reported flatfoot deformity. We found statistically significant ( P ≤ .05) associations of flatfoot with age, male gender, BMI, white-collar occupation, veteran status, bunion, hammertoe, calluses, arthritis, and poor health. Treatment and prevention of flatfoot may have an effect on an individual's overall health and occurrence of other foot and ankle pathologies.
ISSN:1067-2516
1542-2224