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2. Shoe insert - Wikipedia

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   A removable shoe insert, otherwise known as a foot orthosis, insole or inner sole, accomplishes many purposes, including daily wear comfort, height enhancement, plantar fasciitis treatment, arch support, foot and joint pain relief from arthritis, overuse, injuries, leg length discrepancy, and other causes such as orthopedic correction and ...

3. Heel lift - Wikipedia

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   Heel lifts, also known as shoe inserts, are commonly used as therapy for leg-length differences leading to knee, hip, and back pain.They attempt to reduce stress on the Achilles' tendon during healing, and for various rehabilitation uses.

4. Unequal leg length - Wikipedia

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   In cases where the length discrepancy is moderate, an external build up to the shoe is necessary to accommodate the foot spacing in most modern shoes. An improved method for addressing differences in leg length involves measuring and rectifying the disparities while standing upright and weight bearing.

5. Orthotics - Wikipedia

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   An example is compensating for a leg length discrepancy, equivalent to replacing a missing part of a limb. Another example is the replacement of the forefoot after a forefoot amputation. This treatment is often made from a combination of a prosthesis to replace the forefoot and an orthosis to replace the lost muscular function (ortho prosthesis).

6. Distraction osteogenesis - Wikipedia

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   Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is used in orthopedic surgery, and oral and maxillofacial surgery to repair skeletal deformities and in reconstructive surgery. [1] [2] [3] It was originally used to treat problems like unequal leg length, but since the 1980s is most commonly used to treat issues like hemifacial microsomia, micrognathism (chin so small it causes health problems), craniofrontonasal ...

7. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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   Brannock Device [1] Brannock Device at shoe museum in Zlín, Czechia The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size . Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human foot .