a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep arch
2. Word forms: plural-foots or -feet old-fashioned, slang
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Examples of 'flatfeet' in a sentence
flatfeet
Earlier studies showed a low association between patients with bunions who also had flatfeet.
Nicholas Cheney DO, Kyle Rockwell MS, Joseph Long BS, John Weis BS, Dylan Lewis BS,Timothy Law DO, MBA, Adam Carr BS 2017, 'Is a Flatfoot Associated with a Hallux Valgus Deformity?', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000133. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The control group included 50 patients (80 feet) with flatfeet without tarsal coalitions, aged 12 to 15 years.
Andrei V. Sapogovskiy 2017, 'Feet injuries in children with tarsal coalitions', Ortopediâ, Travmatologiâ i Vosstanovitelʹnaâ Hirurgiâ Detskogo Vozrastahttps://journals.eco-vector.com/turner/article/view/6752. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Although the percentage of those with flatfeet declines with age, about 15% of the population maintains a flat arch.
Shih Yi-Fen, Chen Chao-Yin, Chen Wen-Yin, Lin Hsiu-Chen 2012, 'Lower extremity kinematics in children with and without flexible flatfoot: a comparativestudy', BMC Musculoskeletal Disordershttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/31. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We wanted to evaluate patients with flatfeet and determine if they had an associated bunion deformity.
Nicholas Cheney DO, Kyle Rockwell MS, Joseph Long BS, John Weis BS, Dylan Lewis BS,Timothy Law DO, MBA, Adam Carr BS 2017, 'Is a Flatfoot Associated with a Hallux Valgus Deformity?', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000133. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)