Effectiveness of Subtalar Arthroereisis With Endorthesis for Pediatric Flexible Flat Foot

Valutazione Dell'Efficacia Dell'Endortesi Senotarsica Nella Correzione Della Sindrome Pronatoria Nel Bambino (Flatfoot)

Pediatric flexible flatfoot is sometimes asymptomatic but it can also cause physical impairment, pain, and difficulty walking. We evaluate the radiographic effectiveness of intervention of subtalar arthroereisis with endorthesis for pediatric flexible flatfoot with final follow-up at skeletal maturity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males and females
• age ≥ 14 years at the time of the visit
• patients who underwent subtalar endothesis for the treatment of the pediatric flexible flatfoot from January 2011 to March 2015.

Exclusion Criteria:

• age <14 years at the time of the visit
• patients with comorbidities that make it difficult to return to the hospital for consultation or who have removed the device for discomfort
• female patients who do not exclude (by self-declaration, as clinical practice) a state of pregnancy