splayfoot

Foot angled outward

A splayfoot is a foot that turns outward or lies unusually flat, lacking a normal arch.

The condition can affect gait and balance.

As an adjective, splayfooted describes this condition or, figuratively, anything awkward or clumsy: He made a splayfooted attempt at dancing.

anatomy

overpronation

Excessive inward foot roll

valgus · everted · outturned · abducted · hypermobility

appearance

outturned

Rotated to face outward

broad · fanned · akimbo

gait

duckwalk

Squat-legged locomotion

complications

bunions

Swollen toe joints

heel pain · plantar fasciitis · metatarsalgia · knee strain · back pain · Morton's neuroma

treatment

orthotics

Wearable alignment devices

podiatry · physiotherapy · orthopedic shoes · motion control

Categories
Opposites
foot arch structure

splayfoothigh arch

Elevated foot curvature

high instep

foot alignment/orientation

splayfootpigeon-toed

Feet turned inward

in-toeing · pigeon toe · clubfoot

Family

foot, splay, display, deploy, footed, flatfoot, splayed, splays, splaying

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