Footwear Assessment Tool
Footwear type picture chart
Motion control properties scale
All figures combinedDevelopment and evaluation of a tool for the assessment of footwear characteristics
Christian J. Barton, Daniel Bonanno, Hylton B. Menz
Additional material
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Footwear Assessment Tool |
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Footwear type picture chart |
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Motion control properties scale |
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All figures combined |
Figures demonstrating each assessment item
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| Palpation of footwear length | Straw method of measuring footwear length (A) | Straw method of measuring footwear length (B) |
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| Custom-built Brannock-style device | Measurement of thumb width | Measurement of footwear width |
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| Measurement of footwear weight | Measurement of footwear length using custom built Brannock-style device | Measurement of heel height |
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| Measurement of forefoot height | Measurement of last shape | Measurement of sole flexion point |
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| Measurement of heel counter stiffness | Measurement of midfoot sole sagittal stability | Measurement of midfoot sole torsional stability |
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| Subjective measurement of lateral midsole hardness | Measurement of lateral midsole hardness using a penetrometer | Subjective measurement of heel sole hardness |