[The inborn flat-valgus deformity of the foot in children].

To optimize the diagnosis and treatment for the inborn flat-valgus deformity of the foot (IFVDF), the results of treatment of 78 children, ageing from 1 mo to 12 yrs old, were analyzed. Algorithms of diagnosis and treatment were elaborated. Operative treatment on soft tissues for IFVDF was indicated in the cases of inefficacy or insufficient efficacy of conservative therapy in the age after 1 year old, when a child starts to walk by himself. The proposed method of operative treatment permits to achieve good results and it is less traumatic in comparison with the existing methods. Better results are noted while application of the method in children, ageing from 1 to 4 yrs old.