title: [Orthopedic shoes and their modifications].
abstract: The bone structure of the foot, knee and hip and their principle deformities are presented. With this in mind, the orthopedic shoe and its modifications are discussed as an extremely important element in correcting deformities that cause walking alterations, pain, etc.... How the shoes are made, the basic characteristics they should possess, which shoes are appropriate for which age, and problems the wrong shoe type can provoke are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, E.U.E. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barca Durán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiburcio Domínguez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Flores
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez Fernández
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caro Dionisio
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dávila Dávila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Molina
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000600:supply & distribution; D018579:Patient Selection; D012775:Shoes; D016138:Walking