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Abstract

Flatfoot is defined as loss of medial arch with hindfoot valgus, but normal condition is obscure due to wide individual variance. Lossor decreasing of medial longitudinal arch with radiographic image is clinically diagnosed as flatfoot. Flatfoot without symptoms is notan indication for treatment. The etiologies of flatfoot are congenital cause, hypermobility, tarsal coalition, neuromuscular disease, posttraumaticdeformity, Charcot arthropathy, and posterior tibial tendon dysfuction. The flatfoot is classified as congenital and acquired,flexible, and rigid. The diagnosis is made by physical examination and radiographic findings. In particular, the posterior tibial tendondysfunction is known as adult acquired flatfoot.