Open AccessFoot joint pressures during dynamic gait simulation
Author(s) -
Edwards W Brent,
Ward Erin D,
Derrick Timothy R
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o21
Subject(s) - medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , foot (prosody) , rehabilitation , joint (building) , physical therapy , engineering , architectural engineering , philosophy , linguistics
Adult acquired flatfoot deformity is a progressive loss of normal function of the entire foot. A limited number of studies concerning joint pressures [1,2] with adult acquired flatfoot exist. Custom orthotics [3,4] are often used for conservative treatment of adult acquired flatfoot.