Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about pediatric flat foot, one of the more common foot problems they see among kids. They discuss what they typically see with this condition in the clinic and how they can treat it with conservative measures and surgery.

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“So general rule of thumb, all you young docs out there, soft tissue procedures and flat foot deformities, you’re fighting an uphill battle. You got whatever hundred pounds of weight in a young child, 80 pounds of weight in a young child, whatever it might be, coming down on a specific tendon. You can’t expect that tendon, especially a tendon like that, to hold that arch up. There’s too much fighting against it. You gotta do your additional procedures behind it.” - Dr. Raafae Hussain [21:33]

“It’s important to note that not everybody grows out of this. That it is ok to watch it until they’re preteen age wise. You can prevent really a world of hurt as an adult if you address it early.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [25:46]

Top Takeaways:

• The two common foot problems with kids
• What the Pod Docs see with pediatric flat foot clinically
• How they treat pediatric flat foot
• Three common ways to lengthen the Achilles tendon
• Conservative treatment and surgery

What You Will Learn:

• [00:39] Intro
• [01:44] How pediatric flat foot is a common problem
• [03:16] What the Pod Docs see clinically
• [06:11] How they use imaging to check the condition
• [12:51] Conservative measures and treatment
• [15:22] How they treat this problem with surgery
• [25:07] Recovery
• [26:59] Outro

Resources:

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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee