Measurement of plantar pressure data in children with clubfoot

Background It is becoming increasingly common for pedobarography to be used to aid treatment planning. While there is some consensus on use of this data in specific populations (for example diabetes in adults) there is little information on how it should be interpreted in those with paediatric orthopaedic conditions, such as clubfoot. This is due in part to a scarcity in the literature of “normal” reference data for children, as well as a lack of consensus on the clinical interpretation of deviations from normal data. The aim of this study was to determine if the plantar pressure distribution in children with clubfeet can reliably be distinguished from an age-matched, typically developing population.