A Systematic Review of the Explicit Knowledge Used and Evidence Base in the Process of Design and Fabrication of Orthopedic Footwear
The design and manufacturing of an effective orthopaedic footwear (OF) and or foot orthosis (FO) is a complex multidisciplinary problem involving biomedical and gait pattern aspects, technical material and geometric design elements as well as psychological and social contexts. This complexity contributes to the current trial-and-error and experience-based orthopedic footwear practice in which a major part of the expertise is implicit. This hampers knowledge transfer, reproducibility, and innovation.
This presentation will provide a systematic review of literature that has been performed to find evidence of explicit knowledge, quantitative guidelines, and design motivations of pedorthists , orthopaedic shoe technologists
Fred Holtkamp
Fred Holtkamp
Associate Professor & Researcher ||
Fontys University
Fred Holtkamp has currently the position of Associate Professor of the Chair in Health Innovation of Fontys University of Allied Health Professions in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He also holds a position as visiting professor at the University of Labor and Social Affairs (ULSA) in Hanoi Vietnam.
He started his career in medical engineering and is now for more than 20 years working in the field of Prosthetics – Orthotics, (Orthopedic Engineering) and Shoe-Technology. He is specialized in biomechanics, gait analysis and cad/cam systems.
He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and in mechatronics and also a PGdip in gait analysis, biomechanics and orthotics. He received his Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation engineering at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. In 2021 he is distinguished with the title of “Officer in the order of Oranje Nassau’ for his work in education and research in orthopedic engineering and shoe technology.
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