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Table 5 Contact area (cm2) at the time of peak pressure using two different masking protocols and during two insole conditions (values are means ± SDs, percentage changes and effect sizes)

From: An anatomically-based masking protocol for the assessment of in-shoe plantar pressure measurement of the forefoot

 

Insole condition

% change (95% CI)

Effect size

 

Control

Pad in-line

  

Traditional mask

 

40.3 ± 5.9

43.6 ± 5.0

8.1% (4.7 to 11.5)

0.61*

Anatomically-based mask

Distal

10.7 ± 0.9

10.8 ± 0.7

1.2% (−0.4 to 2.9)

0.13

Beneath

10.1 ± 0.6

9.9 ± 0.7

−2.3% (−4.4 to −0.2)

0.31*

Proximal

14.7 ± 5.7

17.9 ± 4.7

21.8% (10.6 to 33.0)

0.62*

  1. Note: Control insole condition indicates no metatarsal pad and pad-in-line condition indicates metatarsal pad positioned in-line with the metatarsal head parabola. *Significantly different peak pressure for the pad in-line condition compared with the control condition, p < 0.05
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN: 1757-1146