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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 93 Number 1 1-5 2003
Copyright © 2003 American Podiatric Medical Association

Variability of Neutral-Position Casting of the Foot

Vivienne Chuter, BPod(Hons)*, Craig Payne, DipPod, MPH* and Kathryn Miller, BPod*

* Department of Podiatry, School of Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Corresponding author: Craig Payne, DipPod, MPH, Department of Podiatry, School of Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.

Abstract

Neutral-position casting of the foot is used for the manufacture of functional foot orthoses, and an accurate cast is widely assumed to be a prerequisite for a good orthotic device. The primary aim of this study was to determine the variability of casting between inexperienced and experienced clinicians and the variability of one experienced clinician taking multiple casts. Ten inexperienced and ten experienced clinicians took a cast of the right foot of a single subject, and a single experienced clinician took ten casts of the same foot. The frontal plane forefoot-to-rearfoot relationship of each cast was determined, and no difference was found in the mean and variances among the three groups. The range of the forefoot-to-rearfoot relationship across all groups was from 10.0° everted to 6.5° inverted, indicating that there is a wide range in neutral-position casting of the foot. As outcome studies have reported the successful outcomes of functional foot orthoses, this wide variability may not necessarily be a problem. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 93(1): 1-5, 2003)




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