Arched foot

Arched foot means that the arch of the foot is significantly deeper than the physiological state, and the foot is bent forward and backward. The arched foot system is caused by contracture of the peroneus longus and flexor longus flexor or atrophy of the triceps of the calf. Is the height of the longitudinal arch beyond the normal fixed deformity. There may be family history, unilateral rare, bilateral deformity symmetrical, occasionally more severe on one side. The disease is progressive, symptoms appear after 3 to 4 years of age, and the termination period is 17 to 18 years of age, and the deformity no longer develops.

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