Abstract
This Classic article is a reprint of the original work by Royal Whitman, A Study of the Weak Foot, with Reference to its Causes, its Diagnosis, and its Cure; with an Analysis of a Thousand Cases of So-Called Flat-Foot. An accompanying biographical sketch on Royal Whitman, MD, is available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-1129-7. The Classic Article is © 1896 by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. and is reprinted with permission from Whitman R. A study of the weak foot, with reference to its causes, its diagnosis, and its cure; with an analysis of a thousand cases of so-called flat-foot. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1896;s-1-8:42–77.