Eight character footsteps

Introduction The eight-foot gait is the eight-character foot. The "eight-character foot" means that the two feet are separated like "eight characters" when you are on the road. When the "eight-footed" walks, the gait is ugly, the posture is not correct, the gait is unstable, the steps are not open, which brings inconvenience to physical labor and sports, and it is easy to make the shoes go shape-shaped and burn fast. Usually, the "eight-character" is divided into "inner eight characters" and "outer eight characters". The "inner eight characters"; when the person walks, the toes are opposite, the soles of the feet are facing outwards; the "outer eight characters" are the opposite when walking. It is difficult for children to form a "eight-footed" from an early age.

Cause

Children form "eight-footed", the main reasons are as follows:

1 Too early to walk and stand. Because the strength of the legs is not enough, the feet are naturally separated during the steps of walking and standing, so that the area of the soles is widened so as to stand firm and prevent falls, thus creating a posture in which the feet are naturally separated.

2 Wear leather shoes too early. Young children wear leather shoes when they are walking, especially hard shoes. Because the children's feet are soft and the strength of the ankles is weak, there is often a phenomenon of without moving shoes. Therefore, over time, the gait is distorted.

3 calcium deficiency in the body. When the bones of young children are low in calcium, the bones of the feet are indefinite. As a result of gravity during walking and standing, it is easy to divide the bilateral medullary joints outward; thus forming an "outer splayed foot".

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Related inspection

Brain CT examination

Clinical examination:

Posture and gait are one of the items of physical examination. The posture is what the body looks like. The abnormal posture is closely related to the health of the body and personal habits. Gait refers to the posture of the patient while walking. It is a complex exercise process that requires a high degree of coordination between the nervous system and the muscles, and involves many spinal reflexes and adjustments of the large and cerebellum, as well as the complete coordination of various posture reflexes, sensory systems, and motor systems.

When the "eight-footed" walks, the gait is ugly, the posture is not correct, the gait is unstable, the steps are not open, which brings inconvenience to physical labor and sports, and it is easy to make the shoes go shape-shaped and burn fast. Usually, the "eight-character" is divided into "inner eight characters" and "outer eight characters". The "inner eight characters"; when the person walks, the toes are opposite, the soles of the feet are facing outwards; the "outer eight characters" are the opposite when walking. It is difficult for children to form a "eight-footed" from an early age.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of the eight-foot gait:

1, "O" shaped leg gait: O-legs in medically known as knee varus, commonly known as "roof legs", "bow legs", "squat basket legs." It means that at the knee joint, the tibia of the calf is rotated inward by an angle, so it is called "knee varus".

The definition of knee varus is easily confused by the fact that the shape of the lesion is taken for granted: the definition of knee varus is not named after the angling angle, but is named after the direction of the calf tibia. Knee varus, the knee joint angle is pointing to the outside, so it is often mistaken for knee valgus.

2, "duck step" gait: walking benzene sputum, easy to fall, can not run and boarding the building, standing sulcus, the abdomen is out, the two feet open, walking slowly swinging, showing a special "duck step" gait.

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