Flatfoot Prevalence in Riyadh City Saudi Arabia And Its Association with Obesity, Using Three Footprint Indices; Clark’s Angle, Chippaux-Smirak Index, and Staheli Index

Abdulaziz Almaawi, Nawaf Alotaibi, Mohammed Alsubaie, Nouf Altwaijri, Khalid Alduraibi, Waleed Awwad and Abdulrahman Algarni
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Abdulrahman Algarni: College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Orthopedic Department King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2019, vol. 15, issue 2, 52-58

Abstract: Flatfoot is a condition in which the foot is characterized by a flat medial longitudinal arch either congenitally or acquired. The prevalence of flatfoot varies worldwide. Our aims in this study were to estimate the prevalence of adult flatfoot in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. And to evaluate the relationship between adult flatfoot and the Body Mass Index (BMI).

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2019.15.555909

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