This orthosis is designed to reduce the extreme pronatory forces associated with the pediatric flatfoot. The increased width, the deep heel cup and the medial heel skive contribute to increased supinatory force across the subtalar joint axis.
The Pediatric Flatfoot device has a milled polypropylene shell with the following prescription:
- Heel cup – 18mm
- Width – wide
- Cast fill – minimum
- Medial heel skive – 4mm
- Inversion – 4°
- Shell accommodations – medial flange
- Rearfoot post material – polypropylene, extra long
- Rearfoot post motion – 0/0