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The Effect of Different Foot Orthosis Inverted Angles on Plantar Pressure in Children with Flexible Flatfeet

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  • Soo-kyung Bok
  • Hyunkeun Lee
  • Bong-ok Kim
  • Soyoung Ahn
  • Youngshin Song
  • Insik Park

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Although orthotic modification using the inverted technique is available for the treatment of flatfoot, empirical evidence for the biomechanical effects of inverted-angle foot orthoses (FOs) is lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different FO inversion angles on plantar pressure during gait in children with flatfoot. Twenty-one children with flexible flatfeet (mean age 9.9 years) were enrolled in this study. The plantar pressures were measured for the rearfoot; medial and lateral midfoot; and medial, central, and lateral forefoot as participants walked on a treadmill while wearing shoes only and shoes with the following 3 orthotic conditions: (i) orthosis with no inverted angle, (ii) orthosis with a 15° inverted angle, and (iii) orthosis with a 30° inverted angle. A one-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the Bonferroni-adjusted post-hoc test was used to compare the mean values of each orthotic condition. Compared with the shoe only condition, the peak pressure decreased significantly under the medial forefoot and rearfoot with all FOs (p

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  • Soo-kyung Bok & Hyunkeun Lee & Bong-ok Kim & Soyoung Ahn & Youngshin Song & Insik Park, 2016. "The Effect of Different Foot Orthosis Inverted Angles on Plantar Pressure in Children with Flexible Flatfeet," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0159831
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159831
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    1. Daniele Galafate & Sanaz Pournajaf & Claudia Condoluci & Michela Goffredo & Gabriella Di Girolamo & Carlotta Maria Manzia & Leonardo Pellicciari & Marco Franceschini & Manuela Galli, 2020. "Bilateral Foot Orthoses Elicit Changes in Gait Kinematics of Adolescents with Down Syndrome with Flatfoot," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-9, July.

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