Foot shape assessment techniques for orthotic and footwear applications: a methodological literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Foot shape assessment is important to characterise the complex shape of a foot, which is in turn essential for accurate design of foot orthoses and footwear, as well as quantification of foot deformities (e.g., hallux valgus). Numerous approaches have been described over the past few decades to evaluate foot shape for orthotic and footwear purposes, as well as for investigating how one's habits and personal characteristics influence the foot shape. This paper presents the developments reported in the literature for foot shape assessment.

Method

In particular, we focus on four main dimensions common to any foot assessment: (a) the choice of measurements to collect, (b) how objective these measurement procedures are, (c) how the foot measurements are analyzed, and

SUBMITTER: Danckaers F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410610 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature