Surgery for flexible flatfoot in teens
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study compares two surgical approaches for flexible flatfoot in adolescents whose symptoms haven't improved with non-surgical care. One group gets a procedure called arthroereisis alone, and the other gets arthroereisis combined with a bone-shaping surgery (corrective osteotomy).
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Who can take part
- You are an adolescent with a flexible flatfoot deformity (the arch can still move when not bearing weight).
- Previous non-surgical treatments (like special shoe inserts or therapy) have not worked well.
- You may have generalized loose joints (ligamentous laxity).
- You do not have a neurological disorder (like cerebral palsy or spina bifida).
- The foot deformity is not rigid (stiff, unable to correct).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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