From: The effect of different depths of medial heel skive on plantar pressures
Medial rearfoot | |||||||||
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Peak pressure (kPa) | Maximum force (%BW) | Contact area (cm2) | |||||||
Condition | Mean (SD) | % change | p-value | Mean (SD) | % change | p-value | Mean (SD) | % change | p-value |
Orthosis with no heel skive | 205.7 (38.1) | n/a | n/a | 28.0 (8.8) | n/a | n/a | 20.3 (2.3) | n/a | n/a |
Orthosis with 2 mm heel skive | 205.2 (43.2) | 0% | 1.00 | 29.3 (10.1) | 5% | 1.000 | 20.4 (3.0) | 0% | 1.000 |
Orthosis with 4 mm heel skive | 237.0 (52.5) | +15% | 0.001*# | 27.7 (8.8) | -1% | 1.000 | 19.7 (2.6) | -3% | 0.839 |
Orthosis with 6 mm heel skive | 265.2 (51.1) | +29% | <0.001*#† | 28.0 (10.8) | 0% | 1.000 | 19.3 (2.8) | -5% | 0.054# |
Lateral rearfoot | |||||||||
Peak pressure (kPa) | Maximum force (%BW) | Contact area (cm 2 ) | |||||||
Condition | Mean (SD) | % change | p -value | Mean (SD) | % change | p -value | Mean (SD) | % change | p -value |
Orthosis with no heel skive | 247.3 (65.7) | n/a | n/a | 46.8 (8.8) | n/a | n/a | 23.0 (2.2) | n/a | n/a |
Orthosis with 2 mm heel skive | 236.2 (46.3) | -4% | 0.751 | 46.2 (8.9) | -1% | 1.000 | 23.0 (2.2) | 0% | 1.000 |
Orthosis with 4 mm heel skive | 244.0 (61.0) | -1% | 1.000 | 46.2 (9.0) | -1% | 1.000 | 23.1 (2.1) | 0% | 0.623 |
Orthosis with 6 mm heel skive | 263.3 (66.4) | +6% | 1.000#† | 46.0 (9.3) | -2% | 1.000 | 23.1 (2.2) | 0% | 0.534 |