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2014 · Systematic review

Foot orthoses for adults with flexible pes planus

EmergingSource checked · 19 Aug 2026
PLAIN-LANGUAGE RESULT

The review found some signals for physical function and lower-level evidence for pain or biomechanical changes, but no high-level efficacy evidence.

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Adds historical context and shows how long the evidence gaps around symptomatic outcomes have persisted.

LIMITATIONS

What this record cannot settle.

Only two included studies were randomised trials; ten were repeated-measures studies and the search ended in 2013.

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