To prevent foot deformities, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Buckling foot (pes valgus)
Risk factors
- General ligament weakness
Drop foot (pes adductus)
Behavioral risk factors
- Low-mobility lifestyle (= immobilization of the feet in shoes. This often prevents the necessary training stimulus on the foot muscles).
Sickle foot (pes adductus)
Behavioral risk factors
- Infants who are predominantly in the prone position
Other risk factors
- Condition after therapy for clubfoot
Pointed foot (pes equinus)
Risk factors
- Immobility without support of the foot
- Bandages that leave the foot in a pointed foot position for prolonged periods of time
Splayfoot (pes transversoplanus)
Behavioral risk factors
- Inappropriate footwear
