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FOREFOOT POST [1 record]

Record 1 1992-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
CONT

In summary, factors to consider in treatment are (1) the patient's age; (2) the flexibility of the condition; (3) the severity of deformity; (4) the presence of equinus; (5) abnormal shoe wear; and (6) the symptoms. When a child presents with severe flexible flatfoot one should rule out an underlying neuromuscular disorder and perform a complete biomechanical evaluation to ascertain any rotational or angular conditions of the legs that might influence the treatment. If a child is in ... group III (ages 13 to 17) adolescent usually has the additional problem of a forefoot varus, which must be controlled using a forefoot post. It is also not unusual to have to add additional wedging inside the heel of the shoe to invert the heel.

OBS

post. A supporting part underlying a podiatric orthotic device.

OBS

Context extracted from Medicus data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
OBS

Par analogie avec "support post/montant de soutien" (Prothèses et orthèses, 1987, p. 58).

Spanish

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