Background Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition and increased dynamic loading at the knee has been linked with increased progression of the disease. Lateral wedge insoles have been used in clinical practice since the late 1980s. It is theorised that lateral wedge insoles increase the subtalar joint valgus orientation and increase the ankle valgus moment [1], with subsequent reduced k...

This e-letter is created to help you take part of the latest research in the area of orthopaedic technology and biomechanics. The articles are presented in a summarized version. This issue is covering the areas of diabetics, sport medicine/orthotics and prosthetics. Diabetic gait and posture abnormalities: A biomechanical investigation through three dimensional gait analysis Clinical Biomechani...

Common barefoot running shoes or minimal footwear have one or several of the following properties/deficiencies, depending on the type and brand and personal taste: Coverage of a considerable fraction of the foot’s surface with textile/plastic leading to sub-optimal foot climate Considerable weight for a true “barefoot shoe” Toe pockets that do not fit with nonstandard feet Considerable size and...

O1 A Delphi consensus: prescribing functional foot orthoses for the symptomatic pes planus adult Helen A Banwell, Karl Landorf, Shylie Mackintosh, Dominic Thewlis International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia; Department of Podiatry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3083, Aus...

SCKAFO, stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthosis, is a type of orthosis that permits free knee motion during swing while resisting knee flexion during stance, supporting thereby the limb during weight bearing. This orthosis specially assists patients who have incomplete spinal cord injury and allows them to walk with the aid of canes or crutches, maintaining a proper gait. In this paper, based o...

CHICAGO — Many of today's running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that these shoes may alter an adolescent runner's biomechanics (the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure) and diminish performance. Researchers recruited 12 adolescent competitive a...