ReviewJournal of foot and ankle research2018
Big issues for small feet: developmental, biomechanical and clinical narratives on children's footwear.
Review in Journal of foot and ankle research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of therapeutic footwear for children: A systematic review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2020Pooled it
- The impact of shoe flexibility on gait, pressure and muscle activity of young children. A systematic review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2019Pooled it
- Development of the CHILD-SHOE Reporting Checklist: A Scoping Review and Modified Delphi Study to Support Reporting in Children's Footwear Research.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Article
- Guidelines for Recommended Footwear for Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Rapid Scoping Review to Characterise the Nature and Extent of Footwear Research and Clinical Policy Guidelines.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Minimalist Footwear in the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Impairments Across the Life Course: A Scoping Review.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- Respectful Children's Shoes: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Biomimetic Shoes on Healthy Young Children's Gait.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Protocol Article: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Children's Feet and Lower Extremities.Methods and protocols · 2023Article
- Understanding the Role of Children's Footwear on Children's Feet and Gait Development: A Systematic Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Australian secondary school principals', parents', and students' attitudes to prescribed school footwear guidelines.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Article
- Comprehensive Understanding of Foot Development in Children Using Capacitive Textile Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Development of a Built-In Shoe Plantar Pressure Measurement System for Children.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Parents, health professionals and footwear stakeholders' beliefs on the importance of different features of young children's footwear: a qualitative study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- Measurement of the Developing Foot in Shod and Barefoot Paediatric Populations: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Influence of the Shoe over the Medial Foot Arch and the Lower Limbs Kinematics in Toddlers.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2022Article
- Variation, mosaicism and degeneracy in the hominin foot.Evolutionary human sciences · 2022Review
- How barefoot and conventional shoes affect the foot and gait characteristics in toddlers.PloS one · 2022Article
- Young children's footwear taxonomy: An international Delphi survey of parents, health and footwear industry professionals.PloS one · 2022Article
- Children should be seen and also heard: an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children's choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2021Article
- Addressing the Data Acquisition Paradigm in the Early Detection of Pediatric Foot Deformities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The effects of footwear on the development of children's feet has been debated for many years and recent work from the developmental and biomechanical literature has challenged long-held views about footwear and the impact on foot development. This narrative review draws upon existing studies from developmental, biomechanical and clinical literature to explore the effects of footwear on the development of the foot. The emerging findings from this support the need for progress in [children's] footwear science and advance understanding of the interaction between the foot and shoe. Ensuring clear and credible messages inform practice requires a progressive evidence base but this remains big issue in children's footwear research.
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