What is congenital flat feet?

Flat feet or pes planus is a condition in which the arch or instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground. In some individuals, this arch never develops while they are growing.

How do members experience congenital flat feet?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with congenital flat feet*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for congenital flat feet*

Who has congenital flat feet on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 20
40s 23
50s 27
60s 15
70+ 22

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 73

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What is congenital flat feet?

Flat feet or pes planus is a condition in which the arch or instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground. In some individuals, this arch never develops while they are growing.



Common symptoms reported by people with congenital flat feet

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for congenital flat feet

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Compare treatments taken by people with congenital flat feet

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have congenital flat feet through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with congenital flat feet? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has congenital flat feet on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 36 say congenital flat feet is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 20
40s 23
50s 27
60s 15
70+ 22

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 73

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 61
Not Diagnosed 7

These charts show data from congenital flat feet patients who have completed their condition history
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