Effect of orthopedic insoles on lower extremities function in children and adolescents with flexible flatfoot:a scop-ing review
HUANG Zhaoxin
TANG Letian
XIAO Xiaofei
LOU Yantao
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.
Keywords：flexible flatfootorthopedic insoleschildrenadolescentsscoping review
Publication Date：2024-11-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 1343-1350 )