Forefoot Widening
Widening of the forefoot platform to fully capture a splayed or wide foot for a secure, edge-free fit.
Captures a wide forefoot
Removes edge pressure
Matched to the scan
How it works
Forefoot widening extends the shell's anterior platform so a splayed or naturally wide forefoot is fully captured: no metatarsal heads hanging off the edge, no ridge line under the first or fifth ray.
Edge-riding is one of the quietest orthotic failures: the patient doesn't complain about the arch, they just stop wearing the device because “something digs”. Capturing the true forefoot width from the scan prevents that from the first wear.
When to prescribe it
- Splay foot and constitutionally wide forefeet
- Bunion and bunionette width beyond a standard shell
- Edge callus at the first or fifth metatarsal head
- Patients who fall between widths in prefab devices
- Wide-toe-box footwear the orthotic should actually fill
How we build it
The scan gives us the actual loaded forefoot width; the platform is widened to match it plus your prescribed margin, and the shell contour stays continuous: one surface, no seams.
Width from the scan
Margin per Rx
No edge-riding
Continuous surface