Foot orthotics led to thrombosis: case report
The mechanical strain caused by the GP-prescribed foot devices appears to have provoked a plantar vein thrombosis
When a GP prescribed bilateral orthotics for a patient with flat feet, the cure turned out to be worse than the disease, with one of the devices leading to a plantar vein thrombosis, according to a rare case report.
The 61-year-old patient presented to the orthopaedic foot clinic at hospital in Leidschendam, the Netherlands, complaining of acute and severe pain in the medial plantar region of the right foot.
