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Foot Orthotic Advances for the Athlete

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The digitalization of the process of foot orthosis design and manufacture has been a significant development in the field of lower limb injury management. While there is a significant benefit in improved speed and efficiency, it is the increased flexibility and individualization of the design process that leads to improved clinical outcomes.

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  1. Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Craig Tanner

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter D’Hooghe

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  1. Centre of Sports Traumatology Koelliker Hospital, Torino, Italy

    Gian Luigi Canata

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter d'Hooghe

  3. Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA

    Kenneth J. Hunt

  4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Amsterdam Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

    Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

  5. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, University Campus Bio medico, Rome, Italy

    Umile Giuseppe Longo

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Tanner, C., D’Hooghe, P. (2019). Foot Orthotic Advances for the Athlete. In: Canata, G., d'Hooghe, P., Hunt, K., Kerkhoffs, G., Longo, U. (eds) Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58704-1_38

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