Abstract:BACKGROUND: A relatively high number of users is dissatisfied with their orthopaedic device. The term ‘user practice’ was introduced to emphasise the idea that users of orthopaedic devices perform activities within an environment, which are characteristic for that environment. OBJECTIVE: To investigate to what extend orthopaedic shoe engineers map the specific environments in which users live and the activities they perform within these environments during the first intake for custom made orthopaedic footwear.… Show more
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