Effect of orthopedic insoles on lower extremities function in children and adolescents with flexible flatfoot:a scop-ing review

VernacularTitle:矫形鞋垫干预柔韧性扁平足儿童青少年下肢功能的Scoping综述
Author: Zhaoxin HUANG ¹ ; Letian TANG ; Xiaofei XIAO ; Yantao LOU
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1. 山东中医药高等专科学校,山东烟台市 264199
Keywords: flexible flatfoot; orthopedic insoles; children; adolescents; scoping review
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2024;30(11):1343-1350
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To review the effect of orthopedic insoles on arch morphology,pain and lower limb motor function in chil-dren and adolescents with flexible flatfoot. Methods Relevant literature was retrieved from PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,CNKI,CBM,Wanfang data and VIP databases,from inception to October,2024,and a scoping review was conducted. Results Ten researches were included,comprising seven cohort studies and three randomized controlled trials,originat-ing from China,Korea,Iran and Romania,involving 520 children and adolescents with flexible flatfoot.Orthope-dic insoles could increase the calcaneal pitch angle,reduce the Meary's angle and arch index;improve motor function of feet and lower limbs,stability of anterior and posterior,medial,and overall,adjust the kinematics and ground reaction force in walking;relieve pain and reduce incidence of pain. Conclusion Wearing orthopedic insoles could improve the arch morphology,dynamic balance and gait function,and re-lieve pain in children and adolescents with flexible flatfeet.