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Modern gait analysis : a tool to improve shoes, insoles and the understanding of foot function
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
1996
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Journal
Volume
62
Issue
SUPPL. 1
Start Page
XI
End Page
16
Citation
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 62 (suppl. 1): XI-16 (1996)
Scopus ID
Publisher
Acta Medica Belgica Publ.
The success of orthopedic devices such as orthotics, insoles, and special shoes is and was in most cases judged retrospectively by the long- or short-term outcome. The techniques of modern gait analysis can be used to quantitatively measure the effect of these orthopedic devices on foot function and foot loading. The different techniques of gait analysis together with their advantages and disadvantages are presented and their possibilities demonstrated with examples of applications. Pressure distribution measurements are emphasized, since this technology is the furthest developed and the easiest to use for the assessment of orthopedic devices.
Subjects
Foot function
Gait analysis
Insole
Shoe
DDC Class
570: Life Sciences, Biology