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Pes cavus, also known as high arch, is an orthopedic condition that presents as a hollow arch underneath the foot with a pronounced high ridge at the top when weight bearing. This foot type is typically characterized with cavus—the elevation of the longitudinal plantar arch (e.g., the bottom arch of a foot), plantar flexion of the foot ...
At birth of a ‘full-term’ baby the average foot length is 7.6 centimetres (range 7.1 – 8.7 cm). Foot growth continues to be very rapid in the first 5 years of life; slower development continues until skeletal maturity of the feet, which occurs on average at 13 years in girls and 15 years in boys.
People with high arches tend to walk more on the outside of their feet, leading to an increased risk of ankle sprains, says Canzanese. Olivia Ott / NBC News How to identify your foot arch type
The presence of high-arched feet in modern humans is a result of natural selection for long-distance running. [15] On the other hand, the primitive trait of arch-less feet in our great ape relatives has been maintained because of selection for grasping tree branches as a part of their arboreal lifestyle. [16]
The human arch develops in infancy and early childhood as part of normal muscle, tendon, ligament and bone growth. [2] Flat arches in children usually become high arches as the child progresses through adolescence and into adulthood. Children with flat feet are at a higher risk of developing knee, hip, and back pain.
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