ADULT ACQUIRED FLATFOOT

Course overview

ADULT ACQUIRED FLATFOOT (AAFD), FORMERLY DESCRIBED AS POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION (PTTD), IS A DEBILITATING CONDITION WITH COMPLEX PATHOLOGY DEFINED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH OF THE FOOT WITH CONTINUED PROGRESSIVE DEFORMITY OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.