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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1684-18242023000200335</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Flexible flatfoot in the childhood: negative influence of inappropriate footwear]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Pie plano flexible en la infancia: influencia negativa del uso del calzado inapropiado]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Domínguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan de Dios]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>335</fpage>
<lpage>342</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000200335&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000200335&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000200335&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT An analysis was carried out in relation to the adverse effects produced by the use of inadequately made footwear in patients with flexible flat feet in pediatric ages; we carried out an anatomical-functional reminder of the foot as a basic structure for standing and walking. The functional adaptability of the feet was valued in those populations with the habit of walking barefoot, also making a description of the basic characteristics that a properly made footwear must have. We address the different therapeutic approaches and their behavior over time. We highlight the widespread use in our society of inappropriate footwear, mainly of the flip-flop type, and its negative influence on the feet of those children with flexible flat feet and valgus of the ankle.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se llevó a cabo un análisis en relación a los efectos adversos producidos por el uso de calzados de confección inadecuada en los pacientes portadores de pies planos flexibles en edades pediátricas. Se realizó un recordatorio anatomo-funcional del pie como estructura básica para la bipedestación y la marcha. Se valoró la adaptabilidad funcional de los pies en aquellas poblaciones con hábito de andar descalzos, haciéndose, además, una descripción de las características básica que debe reunir un calzado adecuadamente confeccionado. Se abordó los diferentes enfoques terapéuticos y su comportamiento en el tiempo, destacando el uso generalizado en la sociedad cubana de calzados inapropiados, principalmente del tipo chancletas, y su influencia negativa sobre los pies de aquellos niños con pies planos flexibles y tobillo valgo.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[flexible flatfoot]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inappropriate footwear]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[children]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[foot deformities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gait]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[valgus ankle]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pie plano flexible]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[calzado inapropiado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[niño]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[deformidades podálicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[marcha]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tobillo valgo]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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