Adjustable foot question

Benveniste, David Mark

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Title:

Adjustable foot question

Creator:

Benveniste, David Mark

Date:

9/22/2006

Text:

Dear Colleagues:

The individual manufacturers of both the Elation and Runway adjustable
feet have stated that their foot, when adjusted to a higher heel height,
do not shorten the keel. They each say that their competions foot does
shorten the keel.

My question is:

1) Does one or both actually maintain keel length?

2) If your natural foot is in a shoe with a raised heel, doesn't the
length of your forefoot essentially shorten?
 (Think of the dramatic effect of womens high heels.)

Therefore, do we actually want a foot that does shorten the keel vs
maintaining keel length?


What am I missing?

Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA


   

                          

Citation

Benveniste, David Mark, “Adjustable foot question,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227193.