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- Calcaneus
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The bone of the foot that forms the heel.
- Calf
- The muscle groups located in the upper posterior region of the lower leg.
- Cast
- (v) wrapping of foot with fiberglass tape to capture the best alignment of hindfoot, forefoot, and ankle. Good casting is key to good fit and function of a DAFO. (n) made with fiberglass tape and either digitally scanned or mailed to Cascade Dafo for brace production.
- Cast Correction
- Any activities involving adjusting or modifying the size, shape or alignments of a cast prior to filling it with plaster.
- Cast Stripping
- The removal of the cast materials from the outside of the plaster mold or positive.
- Cats Paw
- A non-skid material attached to the bottom of a brace; (same as: non-skid; Hawaiian Bottom; Vibram).
- Chubby
- A description of volume indicating greater than normal thickness or width due to the presence of extra body fat (same as: fat; pudgy; flabby).
- Contour
- A three dimensional shape or the line or lines representing such a shape. Example: “footplate contours” are the shapes associated with a standard casting footplate.
- Correct
- To change the alignment of the cast or mold to a required or requested alignment.
- Cuboid
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A bone of the foot located between the calcaneus and the 4th and 5th metatarsals.
- Cuff
- Transitional beveled 1/8” padding on the upper portion of a brace.
- Cuneiform
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Three bones of the foot located between the navicular and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd metatarsals.
