title: The conservative treatment of adult flexible flatfoot.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to attend to the nonsurgical treatment of adult symptomatic flexible flatfoot and its sequelae. Other articles in this issue thoroughly discuss the etiology, radiographic changes, and nonconservative treatment of the congenital and acquired flatfoot presented in children and adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Osteopathic Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Yale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices