Foot pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder. Orthotic insoles are widely used in patients with foot pain. Inexperienced clinicians have difficulty prescribing orthotic appropriately by considering various factors associated the alteration of alignment. We attempted to develop deep-learning algorithms that can automatically prescribe and assess their accuracy. In total, 838 were included this...

In this study, alterations of heel strike angle (HSA) and plantarflexion velocity (PFV) in the sagittal plane due to wearing different shoe conditions was examined. By this, adaptation in running style as a mechanism of shock attenuation should be investigated. Methods Twenty-four male, injury-free recreational runners (age: 24.8 ± 2.5 years, height: 177.7 ± 5.8 cm, weight: 73.1 ± 7.1 kg) parti...

BACKGROUND Flexor hallucis longus (FHL) and flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tendon transfers are frequently used to restore the function of a deficient tibialis posterior tendon in stage II adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD). Either transfer causes some loss in toe flexion force, although the decision to tenodese the cut tendon to restore associated function remains controversial. This stud...

Plantar Fasciitis is responsible for 15% of all foot problems. Over ten percent the population will be affected at some point in their lives. It caused by inflammation a broad band tissue that links your heel bone to toes and runs across bottom (plantar fascia). fasciitis type plantar causes stabbing pain when you take first steps morning. The discomfort usually goes away as get up move around,...

The aim of this study was to quantify the effects of heel-forefoot height on ankle kinematics during locomotion in children. Measurements were taken by a motion capture system and a force plate on five children. They were asked to perform standing, walking, jogging and sidestepping in barefoot, low heel, standard heel and high heel shoe conditions. Results showed that rearfoot plantarflexion an...

AIM To examine the reproducibility of crown-heel length measurement; the precision and reproducibility of knee-heel length measurement; and the association between the two in healthy preterm infants. METHODS Paired crown-heel and knee-heel lengths were measured on 172 occasions by three observers in 43 preterm infants between 205 and 458 days of postconceptional age. RESULTS Crown-heel leng...

This study investigated the effects of shoe heel height on the rollover characteristics of the biologic ankle-foot system. Ten nondisabled adult female volunteers walked using three pairs of shoes with varying heel heights and at three walking speeds with each pair of shoes. Kinematic and kinetic data needed to calculate the rollover shapes of the ankle-foot systems of the participants were col...

BACKGROUND The bilateral heel-rise test is an instrument that evaluates the performance of the triceps surae. Normative parameters need to be established for the use of the heel-rise test in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE To determine the reference values for the bilateral heel-rise test. METHODS This cross-sectional study assessed healthy subjects using the bilateral heel-rise test. We analy...

Heel pressure ulcers (PU) are a major concern in orthopedic patients. A prospective 6-month study was conducted in an acute care hospital in Canada to determine the incidence of heel PU in an orthopedic population, evaluate the effect of patient and care variables on heel PU incidence, and describe the natural history/sequelae of Stage I heel PU. One hundred and fifty (150) patients (average ag...