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World J Orthop. Oct 18, 2023; 14(10): 755-762
Published online Oct 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i10.755
Catania flatfoot score: A diagnostic-therapeutic evaluation tool in children
Andrea Vescio, Gianluca Testa, Alessia Caldaci, Marco Sapienza, Vito Pavone
Andrea Vescio, Gianluca Testa, Alessia Caldaci, Marco Sapienza, Vito Pavone, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
Author contributions: Vescio A and Testa G contributed equally to this work; Vescio A, Testa G and Pavone V designed the research study; Caldaci A and Sapienza M performed the research; Vescio A contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Vescio A and Testa G analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: No ethical committee approval is needed because of the retrospective nature of the study.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data are available on request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Gianluca Testa, MD, Professor, Research Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, Catania 95123, Italy. gianpavel@hotmail.com
Received: January 3, 2023
Peer-review started: January 3, 2023
First decision: April 13, 2023
Revised: April 26, 2023
Accepted: June 9, 2023
Article in press: June 9, 2023
Published online: October 18, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: There was no validated children’s flexible flatfoot questionnaire in the literature. Catania flatfoot is a medical score of four main domains for a total of twelve items: Patient features, pain, clinical parameters, and functionality. The tool was easy to perform and reproduce in clinical research, survey studies, or clinical practice. The 75% cut-off is an important threshold for surgical indication and help in the decision-making process.