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Table 2 Participants estimated use of individual prescription variables for symptomatic flexible pes planus in the adult (outcomes reaching consensus are bolded)

From: Consensus-based recommendations of Australian podiatrists for the prescription of foot orthoses for symptomatic flexible pes planus in adults

Section

Prescription variable

Median%

SD

Range

Rearfoot

Cast Pour

   

  Neutral [heel in a vertical position]

60.0

32.4

0 - 100

  Inverted [heel in an inverted position]

50.0

31.9

0 - 90

  Everted [heel in an everted position]

0.0

7.2

0 - 30

Medial heel (Kirby) skive

25.0

29.9

0 - 100

Post

   

  No post

10.0

25.1

0 - 100

  Extrinsic

50.0

32.7

0 - 100

  Extrinsic (inverted)

20.0

28.2

0 - 90

  Extrinsic (everted)

0.0

4.4

0 - 10

  Extrinsic (with motion)

0.0

28.4

0 - 100

Midfoot

Arch fill

   

  Minimal

40.0

35.8

0 - 100

  Standard

50.0

28.5

0 - 90

  Maximum

5.0

16.3

0 - 50

Flange

   

  Medial

10.0

28.9

0 - 100

  Lateral

0.0

7.2

0 - 30

Forefoot

Post

   

  No post

22.3

28.4

0 - 90

  Intrinsic

43.6

39.2

0 - 100

  Extrinsic

11.0

11.6

0 - 50

  Balanced to perpendicular

50.4

40.8

0 - 100

Accommodations and materials

1st ray cut out

13.1

16.5

0 - 60

1st MTPJ cut out

15.3

21.0

0 - 100

Plantar fascia groove

25.0

31.4

0 - 100

Metatarsal dome

   

  Intrinsic

5.0

28.6

0 - 100

  Extrinsic

20.0

21.3

0 - 80

Cuboid filler

10.0

28.7

0 - 100

Heel aperture

0.0

14.9

0 - 50

Polyolyenes (e.g. polypropylene)

75.0

31.3

0 - 100

Cellular foam (e.g. EVA)

10.0

18.2

0 - 70

Composite (e.g. carbon graphite)

10.0

27.1

0 - 98

Other

0.0

4.2

0 - 20

  1. Notes: MTPJ = metatarsophalangeal joint, EVA = Ethylene-vinyl acetate.