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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the health related quality of life and biomechanical characteristics of the lower extremity in children with physiological pes planus.Materials and methods:In this study, 32 lower extremities of 16 children with physiological pes planus (8 girls and 8 boys) with an average age of 8.47 ± 2.94 years were examined. Metatarsal flexibility (ME), weighted heel-leg angle (TBA-WB), navicular drop test (NDT), Foot Posture Index (FPI), ankle plantar flexor muscle shortness, popliteal angle (PA) and Beighton Score (BS) were used to evaluate the anthropometric properties of the lower extremities.The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)-Child Form was used to evaluate health-related quality of life.The PedsQL-Parent Form, which evaluates the parents' perspective on their children's health-related quality of life, was also applied.Results:There was no significant relationship between the physical, social, emotional, school, psychosocial health summary score and total scores of the PedsQL-Child form of the cases and the data of ME, TBA-WB, FPI, plantar flexor muscle shortness, PA, and BS (p>0.05).According to the PedsQL-Parent form, there was a positive and significant relationship between physical score and right lower extremity PA(r=0.535 p=0.048), social score and left PA (r=0.537 p=0.048), and PedsQL total score and left PA(r=0.702 p=0.005).Conclusion:The results of our study, the relationship between the health-related quality of life and the biomechanical characteristics of the lower extremity in children with physiological pes planus did not indicate any clinical significance in terms of evaluated parameters.There is a need for studies with a larger number of cases grouped according to pathologies of different severity and the effects of pathologies seen on the individual’s quality of life, and comparison of child’s own and parental perception.

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