There are few good estimates of prevalence for pes cavus in the general community.

Individuals with pes cavus frequently report foot pain, which can lead to a significant limitation in function.

High arched feet (pes cavus) are classically associated with the disorder.

Pes cavus is also evident in people without neuropathy or other neurological deficit.

Friedreich's foot or pes cavus: abnormally high arches in the feet.

The term pes cavus encompasses a broad spectrum of foot deformities.

There is also a significant chance of developing pes planus or pes cavus.

The cause and deforming mechanism underlying pes cavus is complex and not well understood.

There have previously been reports of an association between excessive plantar pressure and foot pathology in people with pes cavus.

The three types of pes cavus can be distinguished by their aetiology, clinical signs and radiological appearance.

High plantar arches (pes cavus deformity of the foot)

Individuals with advanced disease develop a steppage gait and pes cavus; and later become wheelchair dependent.

By adulthood, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease can cause painful foot deformities such as pes cavus.

People with pes cavus sometimes-though not always-have difficulty finding shoes that fit and may require support in their shoes.

Some additional common physical features include overgrowth of the jaw bone, hammer toes, hand and feet abnormalities, and pes cavus.

Pes cavus is a multiplanar foot deformity characterised by an abnormally high medial longitudinal arch.

While pes cavus has been reported between 2 and 29% of the adult population, there are several limitations of the prevalence data reported in these studies.

Stretching exercises can be prescribed to help relieve tight musculature due to scoliosis and pes cavus deformities.

High-arched feet (pes cavus)

Similarly, weak dorsiflexors are overpowered by stronger plantarflexors causing a plantarflexed first metatarsal and anterior pes cavus.

Despite various presentations and descriptions of pes cavus, all are characterised by an abnormally high medial longitudinal arch, gait disturbances and resultant foot pathology.

The term pes cavus is Latin for hollow foot and is synonymous with the terms talipes cavus, cavoid foot, high-arched foot, and supinated foot type.

Three main types of pes cavus are regularly described in the literature: pes cavovarus, pes calcaneocavus and 'pure' pes cavus.

Suggested conservative management of patients with painful pes cavus typically involve strategies to reduce and redistribute plantar pressure loading with the use of foot orthoses and specialised cushioned footwear.

Among the cases of neuromuscular pes cavus, 50% have been attributed to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease which is the most common type of inherited neuropathy with an incidence of 1 per 2,500 persons affected.