Gait Disorders Secondary to Pediatric Foot Deformities
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric orthopedics; traumatology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to serve as the Guest Editor for Children. Gait problems secondary to pediatric foot deformities in children is a topic that practitioners encounter every day when handling pediatric patients.
Starting from congenital abnormalities found in newborns, such as congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) or calcaneovalgus foot, to gait disorders seen in older children, we observe an ongoing struggle between evidence-based medicine and the traditional methods used for treatment.
In this Special Issue, we would like to gather articles debating foot structure abnormalities and gait disorders, including the following:
- Congenital Foot Malformations: Including, but not limited to, talipes equinovarus (clubfoot), calcaneovalgus foot, metatarsus adductus, congenital vertical talus, and oblique talus.
- Acquired Deformities: Such as Achilles tendon contracture and habitual toe-walking (equinus gait).
- Developmental Foot Disorders: Such as flexible flatfoot (pes planovalgus), skewfoot (serpentine foot), and cavovarus foot deformity.
- Gait Analysis Techniques: Utilization of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis to objectively assess kinematic and kinetic parameters.
- Classification Systems: Integration of clinical, radiological, and pedobarographic classification methods to refine traditional diagnostic frameworks and optimize individualized treatment planning.
Dr. Alexandru Herdea
Dr. Alexandru Ulici
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gait disorders
- foot structure abnormalities
- congenital abnormalities
- pediatric orthopedics
- clubfoot
- calcaneovalgus foot
- flatfoot
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