Table 3 Customised FO prescription habits
| Â | UK | Australia | New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Early RA (n = 47) | Established RA (n = 63) | Early RA (n = 48) | Established RA (n = 59) | Early RA (n = 16) | Established RA (n = 18) |
Methods used to capture 3D shape of foot | ||||||
 Plaster of Paris | 13 (28%) | 17 (27%) | 21 (44%) | 25 (42%) | 5 (31%) | 6 (33%) |
 Foam impression box | 28 (59%) | 40 (63.5%) | 7 (14%) | 10 (17%) | 9 (56%) | 11 (61%) |
 Electronic scanning/ imaging | 6 (13%) | 6 (9.5%) | 20 (42%) | 24 (41%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (6%) |
 Weightbearing | 21 (45%) | 33 (52%) | 9 (19%) | 16 (27%) | 7 (44%) | 10 (56%) |
 Non-weightbearing | 26 (55%) | 30 (48%) | 39 (81%) | 43 (73%) | 9 (56%) | 8 (44%) |
Manufacturing techniques | ||||||
 Computer aided manufacture | 20 (43%) | 30 (48%) | 38 (79%) | 44 (75%) | 8 (50%) | 8 (44%) |
 Traditional manufacturing techniques | 27 (57%) | 33 (52%) | 10 (21%) | 15 (25%) | 8 (50%) | 10 (56%) |
Shell material | ||||||
 Highly rigid | 6 (13%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Semi rigid | 17 (36%) | 13 (21%) | 20 (42%) | 16 (27%) | 6 (38%) | 3 (17%) |
 Semi flexible | 17 (36%) | 28 (44%) | 17 (35%) | 25 (42%) | 9 (56%) | 5 (27%) |
 Highly flexible | 7 (5%) | 21 (33%) | 10 (21%) | 17 (29%) | 1 (6%) | 10 (56%) |
Rearfoot posting material | ||||||
 None | 6 (13%) | 9 (14%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (11%) |
 Intrinsic | 15 (32%) | 17 (27%) | 12 (25%) | 15 (25%) | 2 (12.5%) | 4 (22%) |
 Highly rigid | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Semi rigid | 5 (10%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) |
 Semi flexible | 21 (45%) | 27 (43%) | 23 (48%) | 27 (46%) | 11 (69%) | 3 (17%) |
 Highly flexible | 0 (0%) | 7 (11%) | 6 (13%) | 8 (13%) | 2 (12.5%) | 8 (44%) |
Top cover a | ||||||
 Minimal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Cushioning | 24 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 |
 Cushioning with modification to forefoot | 21 | 41 | 29 | 45 | 7 | 12 |
 Cushioning with modification to midfoot | 11 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
 Cushioning with modification to rearfoot | 8 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 |