Compensatory proximal malalignment despite preserved macroscopic gait in pediatric flexible flatfoot: A dual-level analysis of static alignment and dynamic kinematics

Haojie Wang; Mengxiang Li; Xiaomeng Liang; Weijian Wang; Pengren Luo; Jiaji Zhang; Yuxuan Du; Tan Liu; Boyu Zhang; Xu Wang; Zhefeng Jin; Yilin Zhu; Tao Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0358183

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Compensatory proximal malalignment despite preserved macroscopic gait in pediatric flexible flatfoot: A dual-level analysis of static alignment and dynamic kinematics

Haojie Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haojie Wang, Mengxiang Li, Xiaomeng Liang, Weijian Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9697-412X

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Mengxiang Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haojie Wang, Mengxiang Li, Xiaomeng Liang, Weijian Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xiaomeng Liang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haojie Wang, Mengxiang Li, Xiaomeng Liang, Weijian Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Weijian Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haojie Wang, Mengxiang Li, Xiaomeng Liang, Weijian Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Rehabilitation Division, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Pengren Luo,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jiaji Zhang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yuxuan Du,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Tan Liu,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Boyu Zhang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xu Wang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhefeng Jin ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: 18939098670@163.com (ZJ); zy1239028@163.com (YZ); zygkhantao@aliyun.com (TH)

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yilin Zhu ,

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing, Funding acquisition

* E-mail: 18939098670@163.com (ZJ); zy1239028@163.com (YZ); zygkhantao@aliyun.com (TH)

Affiliations Rehabilitation Division, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Gynecology, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Tao Han

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: 18939098670@163.com (ZJ); zy1239028@163.com (YZ); zygkhantao@aliyun.com (TH)

Affiliation The Third Department of Sports Medicine, Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Compensatory proximal malalignment despite preserved macroscopic gait in pediatric flexible flatfoot: A dual-level analysis of static alignment and dynamic kinematics

Haojie Wang,
Mengxiang Li,
Xiaomeng Liang,
Weijian Wang,
Pengren Luo,
Jiaji Zhang,
Yuxuan Du,
Tan Liu,
Boyu Zhang,
Xu Wang

Published: September 16, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358183

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