an epidemiologic study of flat foot in iran

among 880 studied feet of 7-14 years old children 6.9% suffered mild and severe flat foot. 53.8% of the affected children were symptomatic. as 40.1% of the general population experiences symptoms, in a small proportion of affected persons, symptoms are due to flat foot. the prevalence of symptoms rises with increasing severity of the disorder. in this article, reviewing general aspects of flat food, prevalence and other epidemiological aspects of flat foot for the first time in iran have been presented