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How Can You Tell If You Have Flat Feet
October 03, 2008
Many people have flat feet, and only some of these people
experience pain or other problems from the condition. Experts at
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons have compiled this
list of symptoms and conditions that may require medical attention
for their flat-foot pain, including people who have rheumatoid
arthritis and those whose exercise or activity is impeded by their
foot pain.
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Flat FootFlat foot, or pes planus, is a defect of the foot that eliminates the arch. The...
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...Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Sep;26(9):691-7.De Pellegrin M. Subtalar screw-arthroereisis for correction of
flat foot in children. Orthopade. 2005 Sep;34(9):941-954.
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