Foot pressure distribution in children with cerebral palsy while standing

•Foot deformity is a major component for impaired function in cerebral palsy.•The analysis of the pressure distribution displayed that most of patients showed very high Arch Index values, thus indicating a flat foot. This deformity was more common in diplegia (74.4%) than in hemiplegia (54.7%).•In both, diplegic and hemiplegic children, average plantar pressure was significantly increased in the forefoot and midfoot and decreased in the rearfoot.