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Foot Orthoses

Known as: Orthotic Device, Foot, Foot Orthotic Devices, Orthosis, Foot 
Devices used to support or align the foot structure, or to prevent or correct foot deformities.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Effect of a Foot-Drop Stimulator and Ankle–Foot Orthosis on Walking Performance After Stroke
Background. Studies have demonstrated the efficacy of functional electrical stimulation in the management of foot drop after… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Foot orthoses and gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis of literature pertaining to potential mechanisms
This article systematically reviews the available literature to improve our understanding of the physiological basis for orthoses… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Effect of ankle-foot orthoses on walking efficiency and gait in children with cerebral palsy.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of ankle-foot orthoses on walking efficiency and gait in a heterogeneous group of children with… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A randomized controlled trial of foot orthoses in rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effectiveness of early foot orthosis intervention for painful correctable valgus deformity… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Stress distribution of the foot during mid-stance to push-off in barefoot gait: a 3-D finite element analysis.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
novel Award First Prize Paper. Orthotic management of plantar pressure and pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Salvage, with arthrodesis, in intractable diabetic neuropathic arthropathy of the foot and ankle.
Twenty-nine patients who had diabetic neuropathic arthropathy of the foot and ankle were managed with open reduction and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Restoring unassisted natural gait to paraplegics via functional neuromuscular stimulation: a computer simulation study
A computer simulation of functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS)-assisted bipedal gait shows that it is difficult, but… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Gait abnormalities in hemiplegia: their correction by ankle-foot orthoses.
Hemiparetic gait is characterized by slow speed and poorly coordinated movements. Because the values of gait parameters vary with… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Foot orthotic devices to modify selected aspects of lower extremity mechanics
Fxcessive foot pronation has been speculated to be a cause of leg and foot problems among runners. Foot orthotic devices are… 
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