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It is a problem of the foot in which most of the plant of the foot or instep collapses and stays in contact with the soil, very often this arch never develops. The flat foot is a very frequent problem. It is necessary to bear in mind that in the newborn babies and the children who begin to walk, the longitudinal arch has not developed and the flat foot is normal. The arch develops in the childhood and for the adult age, most of the persons have developed normal arches. In most cases standing plane is considered to be a normal change of the foot. Many of the feet are flexible and the arch only is observed when the person rests on the fingers of the feet, on the other hand the inflexible and rigid flat foot that produces pain can be associated with other illnesses. The flat foot to an inclination of the bone of the heel towards the interior (pronación), which can be verified in the children's shoes with pronación when one is placed next to other, one will be seen curved towards other, since, after having been very secondhand, the position of the foot has modified his outline. After a shallow visual examination the doctor will be able to verify easily the standing situation plane. But knowledge debit which are the underlying causes. If it becomes possible to do the arch when the patient rests on the fingers, then it is said that the foot is normal and is not necessary to realize a later pursuit. On the contrary, if pain related to the foot appears or if the arch does not develop on having rested on the fingers, it is necessary to realize a few radiographies.When flexible and painless flat foot appears treatment is not needed, but if pain appears, it is possible to relieve with the help of an arch support that is placed inside the shoes. The rigid or painful flat foot needs more studies and of the evaluation of a specializing doctor. In case of a merger tarsal, the treatment begins with rest and possibly use of a rod. If it does not improve it is possible that it is necessary a surgery is already to dry the fused bone off or really to fuse several bones in a correct position. In case of problems with Aquiles's sinew, the treatment begins with rest, anti-inflammatory medicines, and an additional rod that is inserted in the shoe at level of the ankles. All the measurements that could be done without surgery will give less complications, since after the surgery it cannot give the suitable results and stay a persistent pain and other possible surgical complications as infection and impossibility of the bones fused for cicatrizar. |
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