Effects of body weight on the clinical and radiological outcomes of children with flexible flatfeet managed with the ‘calcaneo-stop’ procedure

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of normal, overweight, and obese children with symptomatic flexible flatfeet managed with the ‘calcaneo-stop’ procedure (CSP), and to determine whether any correlation exists between patient weight and outcome. One hundred and seventy-four symptomatic flexible flatfeet were managed with CSP during the study period. The patients were divided into three groups according to their BMI and weight Z-scores: normal, overweight, and obese. Their clinical and radiographic outcomes were assessed preoperatively, and at 1 and 5 years after the index procedure. Although the radiographic criteria were comparable between the three groups, the clinical outcome was worse in obese children than in normal and overweight patients (P
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS IN ITALY: SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research