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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

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Posted in Pediatric Feature, 2014, February | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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

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Posted in Pediatric Clinical News, 2012, October | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment