Tag Archives: Pediatric Flatfoot
New flatfoot data rekindle debate over role of obesity
Australian researchers found no correlation between body mass index and prevalence of pediatric flatfoot, but used a different methodology than previous studies that reached an opposite conclusion. The conflicting results have revitalized the ongoing debate on this topic.
By Cary Groner
Posted in Pediatric Feature, 2014, February
Tagged Pediatric Flatfoot, pediatric flatfoot and obesity
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Experts debate relative benefits of screening feet for risk factors
Most question emphasis on flatfoot
The value of screening programs for pediatric foot problems—primarily flatfoot—was recently challenged in a commentary by Australian podiatrist Angela Evans, PhD, a researcher and lecturer in the Division of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide.
By Cary Groner
Posted in Pediatric Clinical News, 2012, October
Tagged pediatrics, Flatfoot, Angela Evans, Cary Groner, Louis DeCaro, Pediatric Flatfoot
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