Private practice: Hauptstraße 62 Top 12, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf+43 664 / 84 98 100

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Skew Foot

The soft, loose, and the childlike skew foot and the skewed flat-foot described below are by far the most common foot deformities.

This shape of the foot is characterized by a flattening of the longitudinal arch and an X-position (valgus) of the heel. 

The foot bents inward when walking and is often associated with X-knees in children. The tibia rotates inwardly on the longitudinal axis when loaded and thereby the heel is pressed outwards. Since the hind foot is rigidly connected to the forefoot, the longitudinal arch flattens in this process. The causes of this deformity are of static and dynamic nature.

Causes

Causes are obesity, congenital connective tissue weakness, disturbances in bone metabolism, a faulty, turned-in position of the femoral head and the femoral neck, total misalignment of the leg axis (knock knees) and many other factors. Skew feet cause no other complaints except possibly an earlier fatigue and weakness.

Treatment

Treatment is always conservative with inserts, therapeutic exercise, walking barefoot on uneven ground and frequent tiptoeing.

Results

With these measures, and especially with a normal growth the most skew feet remain functional and asymptomatic in adolescence and adulthood. Occasionally some inward bent remains, but that does not cause much trouble. Patients should then later wear shoe inserts.

Example:

Left: The feet of an 8 year old girl. When standing the longitudinal arch bents inward and the heel goes into an X-position

Right: When tiptoeing the arch straightens up and the heel is straight.

Address

Michael Vitek Dr. Prof inv. UAG
Meidlinger Hauptstraße 26
(1st floor without elevator)

Vienna,  1120

Private Practice

Hauptstraße 62 Top 12,
2344 Maria Enzersdorf

Opening hours

Monday 12:00 - 16:00

Tuesday 12:00 - 16:00

Thursday 12:00 - 16:00

Private and insured patients

Phone reservation required!

 insured patients: +43 1 815 52 75

 private: +43 664 849 81 00

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