@article{article_189817, title={Evulation of University of California Biomechanics Laboratory inserts in the treatment of severe flexible pes planus}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={28}, pages={42–46}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v28i1.1453}, author={Inal, Serap and Bursali, Aysegul and Gokcay, İrfan}, keywords={UCBL,;insert;Double Product;balance;gait problems; pain}, abstract={In this study, Universtiy of California Biomechanics Laboratory (UCBL) inserts were applied to fifthteen patients diagnosed with severe flexide pes planus to evaluate the effectiveness of this inserts to the orter type of shoe modifications. For this perpause, clinically observed patients, were reevaluated (balance, gait promIems and pain) while they jwere standing and walking with their UCBL inserts. After the UCBL inserts have been utilised by the patients for three months, patients were walked on the mechanical treadmill until they had the feeling of tiredness to evaluate their duration of walking and double product values which were one of the criterias of walking and double product values which were one of the criterias of energy expenditure of the body. To understand the effectiveness of the UCBL inserts in achieving the normal anatomical position of the foot, plantar flexion angle of talus and calcaneal pitch were observed on X-ray radiograms of each patient in both conditions. The collected data were analysed with statistical methods. According to our results, in a fixed time, patients were able to walk clinically much more efficient and with a Iesser energy expenditure while they were having UCBL inserts.}, number={1}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}