The foot is the contact weight-bearing component of the lower limb. A normal foot has the flexibility, adaptability and structural strength to transfer almost incredible weight-bearing and propulsive forces from the body to a wide variety of surfaces.

To simplify this complexity, we usually describe foot problems as being related to the forefoot, the midfoot or the hindfoot.  Not infrequently, more than one of these regions are involved and an abnormality of one region may affect the others.

Most commonly, ankle problems do not affect the foot directly and may be dealt with individually. Malalignment or stiffness of the ankle however, could have a detrimental effect on foot function.

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