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Table 1 Mean (SD) values for the heel mask area (N = 15)

From: Contoured, prefabricated foot orthoses demonstrate comparable mechanical properties to contoured, customised foot orthoses: a plantar pressure study

 

Custom FO [CFO]

Prefabricated orthoses (Prefab)

Control-Shoe only (SO)

Overall significance of model

Peak Pressure (kPa)

219.7 (52.1)

251.7 (101.1)

265.3 (52.4)

F = 2.44, P = 0.105*

Maximum Mean Pressure (kPa)

126.2 (20.4)

135.0 (36.1)

139.6 (22.7)

F = 1.145, P = 0.318

Pressure Time Integral (kPa.s)

49.0 (14.3)

60.4 (25.1)

56.1 (14.2)

F = 1.929, P = 0.164*

Maximum Force (N)

506.4 (90.0)

509.2 (98.6)

528.1 (100.3)

F = 3.02, P = 0.065

Force Time Integral (N.s)

107.3 (34.0)

109.1 (34.0)

107.1 (32.2)

F = 0.315, P = 0.732

Area (cm 2 )

42.6 (2.1)

42.0 (3.0)

41.1 (2.1)

F = 3.209, P = 0.083

Time (% rollover)

73.3 (12.1)

78.0 (11.3)

70.1 (13.3)

F = 4.181, P = 0.042

  1. *Adjusted significance of difference between SO and CFO condition P < 0.05
  2. There were no significant pair-wise differences between the Prefab and CFO condition or between the Prefab and SO condition