T-Shape Pad
A met pad with a distal stem that offloads a specific ray while still supporting the transverse arch, isolating one painful met head.
Targets a single ray
Combines arch support with point relief
Custom stem placement
How it works
The T-shape pad combines a transverse met pad with a distal stem that runs under the shaft of a single ray. The crossbar supports the transverse arch while the stem floats one specific metatarsal head, isolating the painful ray without giving up support everywhere else.
It's the precision option between a general met pad and a full relief: one ray offloaded, four rays supported, one continuous shape.
When to prescribe it
- A single overloaded metatarsal head (classically the second)
- Isolated plantar callus under one ray
- Metatarsal stress reaction during return to activity
- Plantar plate irritation of one MTP joint
- Transfer lesions after surgery on a neighboring ray
How we build it
Tell us the ray and we set the stem placement from the scan's landmarks, tune the crossbar height like a standard met pad, and blend the whole shape into the shell surface.
Targets a single ray
Crossbar + stem, one piece
Placement from scan landmarks
Height dialed per patient