An Ankle Foot Orthosis With a Lateral Extension Reduces Forefoot Abduction in Subjects With Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction.

Conclusions Off the shelf and standard AFOs have been shown to improve forefoot plantar flexion and hindfoot eversion, but not forefoot adduction. A lateral extension added to a standard AFO along the forefoot significantly improved forefoot adduction in participants with PTTD while walking. Level of Evidence Therapy, level 4. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, Epub 11 Dec 2015. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.5618. PMID: 26654572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther Source Type: research