Flatfoot (also called flatfoot, flatfoot): is the absence of a normal arch, or a collapsed arch, due to a variety of causes. When patients experience pain, easy sprain and other symptoms, it is called flatfoot syndrome.
Classification of flatfoot stages 1.”Rigid flatfoot”: there is no arch whether it is in a standing position or not; whether it is standing or not, it cannot be forced to push it back to the normal position by hand.
2.”Flexible/semi-flexible” flatfoot: the arch can be shown when there is no pressure (obvious/not obvious); the arch height is lost when standing; the foot can be returned to “normal” position when standing/can be pushed back to “normal” position completely by hand. “Normal” position.
Treatment for flat feet Conservative physical therapy: orthopedic shoes, orthopedic insoles. Orthopedic shoes or insoles can force a change in the point of stress on the foot during movement and relieve pain. However, this approach cannot fundamentally solve the problem of subluxation of the subtalar joint, so orthopedic shoes or orthopedic insoles cannot fundamentally treat flat feet.
Note: Corrective shoes or insoles must be custom-made in a regular hospital, and the most suitable shoe or insole for the foot must be made according to the specific development of the foot after receiving an examination.
Traditional surgery for major trauma 1.Medial displacement osteotomy of heel bone: The treatment after surgery is the same as that of long toe flexor tendon transfer, and weight-bearing exercise of the foot can be started only after the heel stem osteotomy has healed.
2.Arthrofusion: Arthrofusion is a surgical procedure mainly for flatfoot syndrome stage 4 (severe rigid flatfoot deformity), which is accompanied by high complications and most patients still have pain in the subtalar joint after surgery, and may also affect growth and development if the patient is a child. Therefore, joint fusion should not be performed in children under the age of 24.
Features: Traditional surgery has a long treatment period, slow recovery, and is highly invasive. It may result in limited foot movement and partial loss of joint function. This highly invasive traditional surgery can be effectively avoided if treated at an early stage.
3.Minimally invasive treatment of subtalar joint stabilization: At present, the exact treatment for flatfoot syndrome is a new minimally invasive treatment procedure, which is fast and effective, less traumatic, extraosseous operation, does not destroy the bone shape structure, and fundamentally solves the problem of subtalar joint dislocation with lifelong benefits and few complications.
4.Subdiscal joint stabilization: Tens of thousands of flatfoot patients have been successfully treated worldwide. Flatfoot syndrome manifests pathologically as subluxation of the subtalar joint, so stabilizing and resetting the talar joint is the key to treating flatfoot syndrome.
4.The role of subtalar joint stabilization: correcting the non-physiological valgus of the hind heel, correcting the inversion and plantar flexion of the talus, reducing the pressure on the medial foot ligament and the posterior tibial tendon, in line with the human biology, and correcting the pathological imaging perspective.
Features: The risk of doing subtalar joint stabilization is low and the success rate is high. Minimal damage to the patient himself and no scarring. Effective preservation of joint mobility.
Advantages of minimally invasive treatment for subxiphoid joint stabilization: 1. Suitable for a wide age range, 6-90 years old; 2. Minimally invasive surgery completed in 5-10 minutes; 3. Local anesthesia, extraosseous operation, no damage to bony structures; 4. Small trauma, incision 1-50px; 5. Quick recovery, three weeks to get down and move around; 6. High success rate of 96%.
Minimally invasive treatment of subtalar joint stabilization post-operative visit: 1 month: walking with weight on both feet, occasional pain when going up and down stairs; 2 months: disappearance of pain in both feet, recovery of bilateral arch; 3 months: walking, running, jumping and other sports freely; 6 months: no restriction of activities, no discomfort was found.