An Investigation on the Evaluation and Improvement of Existing Features of Foot Exercise Apparatus Designed for Use in Evertor and Invertor Muscle Dysfunction

Ufuk Ateşoğlu; Serap Yeşilkır Baydar; Osman Nuri Özyalvaç

Makale detayları

An Investigation on the Evaluation and Improvement of Existing Features of Foot Exercise Apparatus Designed for Use in Evertor and Invertor Muscle Dysfunction

Yazarlar:

Ufuk Ateşoğlu | Serap Yeşilkır Baydar | Osman Nuri Özyalvaç

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Biyomekanik

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.186-196

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339848

pISSN:

2148-2446

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle. Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle.

 Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle. Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle.

 Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle. Clubfoot deformity is one of the most important congenital anomalies of paediatric orthopaedics and characterised by equinus, supination and inversion of the foot muscles. Although treatment of this pathology, which presents as a gait disorder in the early stages of development, is currently attempted with exercise, physiotherapy andor surgical approaches, the success rates of these treatments are low andor lateral compression recurs. This situation confronts many children and their families with the difficulties and costs of the treatment process. The aim of this study is to produce and develop an apparatus for the treatment of this dysfunction with todays engineering approaches. For this purpose, in this study, a prototype was designed and manufactured using three-dimensional 3D printing method with tough polylactic acid PLA. The prototype can support both the right and left foot and enables to exercise up to angles of 31.8 for both evertor and invertor muscle.

 Çarpık ayak deformitesi pediatrik ortopedinin en önemli konjenital anomalilerinden biridir ve ayak kaslarının ekinus, supinasyon ve inversiyonu ile karakterizedir. Gelişimin erken dönemlerinde yürüme bozukluğu olarak ortaya çıkan bu patolojinin tedavisi için günümüzde egzersiz, fizyoterapi veveya cerrahi yaklaşımlarla yapılmaya çalışılsa da bu tedavilerin başarı oranları düşüktür veveya yan basma sorunu yeniden tekrarlamaktadır. Bu durum birçok çocuk ve ailesini tedavi sürecinin zorlukları ve maliyetleri ile karşı karşıya bırakmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, günümüz mühendislik yaklaşımları ile bu fonksiyon bozukluğunun tedavisine yönelik bir aparat üretmek ve geliştirmektir. Bu amaçla, bu çalışmada sert polilaktik asit PLA ile üç boyutlu 3D baskı yöntemi kullanılarak bir prototip tasarlanmış ve üretilmiştir. Prototip hem sağ hem de sol ayağı destekleyebilmekte ve hem evertor hem de invertor kasları için 31,8lik açılara kadar egzersiz yapmaya olanak sağlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

An Investigation on the Evaluation and Improvement of Existing Features of Foot Exercise Apparatus Designed for Use in Evertor and Invertor Muscle Dysfunction

Yazarlar:

Ufuk Ateşoğlu | Serap Yeşilkır Baydar | Osman Nuri Özyalvaç

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Biyomekanik

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.186-196

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339848

pISSN:

2148-2446

Clubfoot deformity

Evertor muscle

Design and fabrication

3D printerÇarpık ayak deformitesi

Evertor kası

Tasarım ve fabrikasyon

3D yazıcı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ufuk Ateşoğlu | Serap Yeşilkır Baydar | Osman Nuri Özyalvaç

Yayıncı: Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar: Biyomekanik

Dergi: Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.186-196

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001339848

pISSN: 2148-2446

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ufuk Ateşoğlu | Serap Yeşilkır Baydar | Osman Nuri Özyalvaç

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Biyomekanik

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.186-196

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339848

pISSN:

2148-2446