Mechanical and Materials Engineering Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-14-2019

Volume

43

Issue

3

Journal

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

First Page

331

URL with Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364619825607

Last Page

338

Abstract

Background: Foot orthoses have proven to be effective for conservative management of various pathologies. Pathologies of the lower limb can be caused by abnormal biomechanics such as abnormal foot structure and alignment, leading to inadequate support. Objectives: To compare biomechanical effects of different foot orthoses on the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) during dynamic gait using skeletal kinematics. Study Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study design. Methods: The MLA angle was measured for 12 participants among three groups: pes planus, pes cavus and normal arch. Five conditions were compared: three orthotic devices (hard custom foot orthosis (CFO), soft CFO, and off-the-shelf Barefoot Science©), barefoot and shod. An innovative method, markerless fluoroscopic radiostereometric analysis (RSA), was used to measure the MLA angle. Results: Mean MLA angles for both CFO conditions were significantly different from the barefoot and shod conditions (p0.05). Additionally, the differences between hard and soft CFOs were not statistically significant. All foot types showed an MLA angle decrease with both the hard and soft CFOs. Conclusions: These results suggest that CFOs can reduce motion of the MLA for a range of foot types during dynamic gait.

Notes

This is an author-accepted manuscript. Final version published by Sage Journals and accessible at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0309364619825607

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