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Entries from 2017-07-01 to 1 month

What Can You Do About Fallen Arches?

OverviewThere are three types of flat feet: flexible flatfoot, painful rigid flatfoot, and spasmodic flatfoot. Flexible flat feet have some arch, even if the arch only appears while the person is flexing the foot or standing on their toes.…

Functional Leg Length Discrepancy Symptoms

OverviewBone growth restriction (epiphysiodesis) The objective of this surgical procedure is to slow down growth in the longer leg. During surgery, doctors alter the growth plate of the bone in the longer leg by inserting a small plate or …