Effect of Arch Height and Material Hardness of Foot Orthotics

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The Effect of Arch Height and Material Hardness of Personalized
Insole on Correction and Tissues of Flatfoot
Shonglun Su et al
Journal of Healthcare Engineering; Volume 2017, Article ID 8614341, 9 pages (full text pdf)

Flat foot is one of the common deformities in the youth population, seriously affecting the weight supporting and daily exercising.
However, there is lacking of quantitative data relative to material selection and shape design of the personalized orthopedic insole.
This study was to evaluate the biomechanical effects of material hardness and support height of personalized orthopedic insole on
foot tissues, by in vivo experiment and finite element modeling. The correction of arch height increased with material hardness and
support height. The peak plantar pressure increased with the material hardness, and these values by wearing insoles of 40° were
apparently higher than the bare feet condition. Harder insole material results in higher stress in the joint and ligament stress
than softer material. In the calcaneocuboid joint, the stress increased with the arch height of insoles. The material hardness did
not apparently affect the stress in the ankle joints, but the support heights of insole did. In general, insole material and support
design are positively affecting the correction of orthopedic insole, but negatively resulting in unreasonable stress on the stress in
the joint and ligaments. There should be an integration of improving correction and reducing stress in foot tissues.
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mike weber · Jun 18, 2017

wow the conclusion - how do they get there from the results ?

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