GAIT ANALYSIS AND DYNAMIC FOOT PRESSURE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF TREATED CLUBFOOT

Gait analysis and dynamic foot pressure were used in a follow-up study of 42 children with idiopathic clubfeet. Mean age at follow-up was 9 years (range 4-15 years). Twenty-four of the 62 clubfeet were treated conservatively and 38 had at least one operative intervention. Gait an alysis showed that the vertical and posterior ground forces were signi ficantly lower from the clubfoot compared with the normal foot. Dynami c foot pressure demonstrated a significant shift of the center of pres sure to the lateral side in the affected compared with the normal side . In bilateral clubfeet, a relationship between center of pressure and subjective complaints was observed.