Morphological and Functional Evaluation of Adult Flat Foot Before and After Corrective Surgery

Pilot Study of Morphological and Functional Evaluation of Adult Flat Foot by Weight Bearing CT and Gait Analysis Before and After Corrective Surgery

Morphological weight bearing computed tomography parameters and gait analysis can implement the evaluation of the flat foot. Weight bearing CT is useful to verify the severity of the 3D deformities typical of flat foot, while kinematic and kinetic variables of gait is able to quantify the functional improvements of the foot after surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with idiopathic flat foot with indication for corrective surgical treatment according to Grice (arthrodesis of the subtalar joint)
• age between 18 and 65 years
• BMI less than 40
• signature of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with severe alterations or other pathologies affecting the foot and lower limb
• severe vascular and neurological systemic diseases
• systemic diseases that can compromise bone consolidation