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Flatfoot and pes cavus are common causes of pediatric foot deformities. Majority of clinic visits for foot problems are due to these deformities. The most important assessment tool is clinical examination in these conditions. Most of the time, flatfeet are physiological and do not need any treatment. On the other hand, pes cavus is a more serious condition than flatfeet. Thus, cavus deformity should be treated if any symptoms are manifested. For both deformities, the main logic of treatment is to reconstruct longitudinal arches and foot architecture with osteotomy in rigid deformities and soft tissue surgeries in flexible deformities.
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Köse, N., Asfuroğlu, Z.M. (2023). Flatfoot and Pes Cavus. In: Longo, U.G., Denaro, V. (eds) Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20987-1_16
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