Written by: Larry Huppin, DPM
4/1/2010 1:33 PM

We had a patient present earlier this week who had a prominent plantar fascia that was being irritated by her new orthoses. Below is detailed our standard troubleshooting plan for creating a plantar fascial groove in an orthosis that was made without one:

1. If you have an EVA cover on the orthosis, leave it on. If the cover is anything other than EVA, remove it.
2. If there is on cover, glue 3mm EVA or Poron to the dorsum of the orthosis
3. Mark the plantar fascia with lipstick
4. Line the orthosis up with the foot and press it into the foot in order to transfer the lipstick mark to the orthosis
5. Use a Ticro Cone to grind a groove into the orthosis
6. Put a thin cover on top of the device.

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