results – “female gender (r = -.469, P < .001) and impaired balance (r = .495, P < .001).” Foot and ankle variables – “No significant gender differences (P <.05) were observed for age,” Variables associated with ankle instability – “Factors significantly associated with right FAI included female gender (r = -.469, P < .001),” “Factors associated with left FAI included female gender (r = .396, P...

Context: The effects of custom-molded foot orthotics on neuromuscular processes are not clearly understood. Objective: To examine these effects on postural control in subjects with different foot types. Design: Between-groups, repeated-measures design. Setting: Athletic training laboratory. Subjects: 30 healthy subjects assigned to groups by foot type: planus (n = 11), rectus (n = 12), or cavus...

From a subject group of pes cavus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of lower limbs, based on plantar foot pressure and electromyography (EMG) activities, by the effects on two kind of custom-made insoles. Ten individuals among thirty females with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pes cavus (mean age (SD): 22.3 (0.08) years) were selected for the study...

Cavovarus deformity can be classified by the severity of malalignment ranging from a subtle and flexible to a severe and fixed cavovarus deformity of the foot.In the mild cavovarus foot, careful clinical assessment is required to identify the deformity.Weight-bearing radiographs are necessary to indicate the apex of the deformity and quantify the correction required.Surgery is performed when co...

This article reviews historical approaches to the various osteotomies in the treatment of rigid cavus feet in children, with an emphasis on the biplanar nature of historical osteotomies. The Akron dome midfoot osteotomy is performed at the apex of the rigid cavus deformity and allows for maximum correction in any plane, and for varus, valgus, dorsal, plantar, and rotational correction. In that ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of custom-made insoles based on the foot pressures and electromyography (EMG) activities in a subject group of idiopathic pes cavus which the term used to describe a foot type with an excessively high medial longitudinal arch [1-3]. The study was conducted using on 10 persons who were diagnosed idiopathic pes cavus by a podiatrist (an age 22...