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What's the difference between orthotic shoes and prosthetic shoes?
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Prosthetic: Shoes fit an artificial limb. Orthotic shoes are any shoe that holds an othotic.
Answered 9/1/2012
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See below: I believe you mean orthopedic shoes which are made from a mold of your foot to accomadate foot deformities . Prosthetic shoes would be to go over an artificial foot.
Answered 9/2/2012
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