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Foot Orthoses for Treating Paediatric Flat Feet

Evans, AM; Rome, K; Carroll, M; Hawke, F
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Abstract
Background

Paediatric flat feet are a common presentation in primary care;reported prevalence approximates 15%. A minority of flat feet can hurt and

limit gait. There is no optimal strategy, nor consensus, for using foot orthoses (FOs) to treat paediatric flat feet.

Objectives

To assess the benefits and harms of foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet.

Search methods

We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and Embase to 01 September 2021, and two clinical trials registers on 07 August 2020.

Selection criteria

We identified all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of FOs as an intervention for paediatric flat feet. The outcomes included in this review

were pain, function, quality of life, treatment success, and adverse events. Intended comparisons were: any FOs versus sham, any FOs

versus shoes, customised FOs (CFOs) versus prefabricated FOs (PFOs).

Data collection and analysis

We followed standard methods recommended by Cochrane.

Main results

We included 16 trials with 1058 children, aged 11 months to 19 years, with flexible flat feet. Distinct flat foot presentations included

asymptomatic, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), symptomatic and developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). The trial interventions

were FOs, footwear, foot and rehabilitative exercises, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). Due to heterogeneity, we did not

pool the data. Most trials had potential for selection, performance, detection, and selective reporting bias. No trial blinded participants.

We present the results separately for asymptomatic (healthy children) and symptomatic (children with JIA) flat feet.

The certainty of evidence was very low to low, downgraded for bias, imprecision, and indirectness.

Three comparisons were evaluated across trials: CFO versus shoes; PFO versus shoes; CFO versus PFO.

Asymptomatic flat feet
Source
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006311. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006311.
Item Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd006311.pub3
Publisher's Version
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006311/full
Rights Statement
© 2022 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Green open access: free access to the full article 12 months after publication and the standard publication licence.

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