Flat foot surgery aims to restore the arch at the base of the foot. Surgery may involve cutting bones, replacing tendons, or strengthening ligaments. An individual with flat feet has either no arch on ...

Flat foot is characterized by absence of an arch in the foot that is required to get support while standing or walking. Flat foot, also known as pes planus or pes valgus, is a condition that is most ...

“Flat feet,” also referred to as pes planus, is a common foot condition that affects as many as 1 in 4 people throughout their lifetime. When you have flat feet, the arch bones in your feet are low to ...

If you have flat feet, your feet don’t have a normal arch when you’re standing. This can cause pain when you do extensive physical activity. The condition is referred to as pes planus, or fallen ...

Chances are, you—or a runner you know—has flat feet. “Flat feet are very common,” Jacqueline Sutera, D.P.M., a board certified podiatrist in New York City, tells Runner’s World. About 25 percent of ...