The effects of a new foot-toe orthosis in treating painful hallux valgus Simon F. Tang, MD, Carl P. Chen, MD, Jen-Li Pan, MD, Jean-Lon Chen, MD, Chau-Peng Leong, MD, Ngok-Kiu Chu, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 83, Issue 12, Pages 1792-1795 (December 2002) DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.34835 Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Hallux valgus deformity with severe subluxation of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. The hallux valgus angle is 35°; it improved to 30° after the total contact insole with fixed toe separator was worn. The second metatarsophalangeal joint is subluxed. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 1792-1795DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.34835) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 To construct a fixed toe separator, a thermoplastic plate with a vertical bar was inserted between the contact layer and the bottom layer at the forefoot area. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 1792-1795DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.34835) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 The fixed vertical bar and the extended horizontal bar were wrapped with the Silipos toe separator. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 1792-1795DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.34835) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions