Table 6 Mean contact area (SD) and comparisons in cm² at the time of peak pressure for each of the 7 conditions (N = 36)

1. Control

7.5

(3.3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2. Emsold metatarsal dome 5 mm proximal

11.1

(2.0)

^{1, 4, 7}

−3.6

(−5.0, − 2.1)

< 0.001

0.1

(− 0.1, 0.3)

1.000

0.1

(− 0.1, 0.2)

1.000

3. Emsold metatarsal dome in-line

10.7

(2.5)

^{1, 7}

−3.1

(−4.5, − 1.8)

< 0.001

0.1

(− 0.1, 0.3)

1.000

0.1

(−0.1, 0.2)

1.000

4. Emsold metatarsal dome 5 mm distal

9.8

(2.5)

^{1, 2, 5}

−2.2

(−3.4, −1.1)

< 0.001

0.1

(− 0.1, 0.3)

1.000

0.0

(−0.1, 0.1)

1.000

5. Langer PPT metatarsal pad 5 mm proximal

11.2

(2.2)

^{1, 4, 7}

−3.7

(−4.9, −2.5)

< 0.001

0.1

(−0.1, 0.3)

1.000

0.0

(0.0, 0.0)

1.000

6. Langer PPT metatarsal pad in-line

10.3

(2.3)

^{1, 7}

−2.8

(−4.6, −1.0)

< 0.001

0.2

(−0.1, 0.4)

0.293

0.0

(0.0, 0.1)

1.000

7. Langer PPT metatarsal pad 5 mm distal

9.2

(2.6)

^{2, 3, 5, 6}

−1.6

(−3.4, 0.1)

0.081

0.1

(−0.1, 0.2)

1.000

0.1

(−0.1, 0.2)

1.000