Had a recent request to manufacture an orthotic with a Gellets modification added.
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Anybody know what a Gellets modification is?
I believe it is an external post of some sort but cant find any literature on it?
Could it be a mispelling of the gillettes modification by chance?
Scott
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Re: gellets modification
In the context of foot orthoses, there is the "gellet" joint which is a particular type of hinge used in an AFO - I assume it is not that.
The 'Gillette' modification is something a bit vaguer. It is a modification to an AFO in which there is a flat buttress or outflare to increase medial and stability. Maybe in the context of foot orthoses, they requesting an outflare to the heel post? However, it is a term that is very uncommonly used (I have not heard it used for years).
I suspect it is a mis-spelling of the term.
Can you ask them and come back and tell us? -
"The Gillette foot orthosis is a modified polypropylene orthosis using a medial outrigger on the heel to seat the orthosis more firmly in the shoe and develop a stronger molding on the navicular and calcaneus. "
Basically, the Gillette modification is a UCBL orthosis with a rearfoot post and medial flare on that rearfoot post.:drinks -
Craig and kevin,thanks for your help.
I will contact the practitioner again to get clarification.
It appears from the photo that Kevin posted that the flare is applied to the positive.
Interestingly, the customer has requested a rather large medial skive, surely this would negate the medial heel dressing on the positive?
Tell to get on the phone....
Scott -
Those aren't positive casts in the photo, they are foot orthoses. -
Kevin,
Poor image viewed on i.phone, looked cast like :eek:
Would I be right in saying the positive cast is modified to create a medial flare to the heel portion of the shell?
Or is it simply a extended hemi post with a straight grind?
Scott -
Why don't you try reading the article first. -
Thank you for oulining this paper which offers a definition of the Gillette foot orthoses.
No information of the manufacturing techniques used was indicated in this paper.
I have found this paper which gives the full details of how a gillette orthoses is fabricated.
http://www.martycarlson.com/assets/...oint-Orthotics_and_Prosthetics_March_1979.pdf
Regards
Scott