Orthopaedic Treatment in Propulsive Metatarsalgia

Treatment consisting of a personalized plantar orthosis fabricated in 45º shore A hardness Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA), which incorporates a 4mm heel rise and metatarsal dome placed proximal to the 2nd-3rd-4th metatarsal heads. No modifications applied to the patients' medial longitudinal arch.

Treatment consisting of a personalized plantar orthosis fabricated in 4mm polypropylene, which incorporates a 4mm heel rise and metatarsal dome placed proximal to the 2nd-3rd-4th metatarsal heads. No modifications applied to the patients' medial longitudinal arch.Orthosis fabricated following the inverted orthotic technique.

Fixtoe Device, simulating the metatarsophalangeal stabilization tape technique is worn for one month, prior to definitive treatment consisting of a personalized plantar orthosis.