Orthopedic shoe

A shoe sole comprising a plurality of flat, horizontal layers secured together whose periphery has the same shape as that of the bottom horizontal plane of a foot and includes an anterior transverse arch portion which is broad and of substantially constant width, a rapidly inwardly curved and narrowing metatarsal portion, and a heel portion, one of said layers being formed of a compressible material capable of deforming under pressure to permanently conform to the shape of the bottom of a foot, the widths of the said anterior arch and heel portions being in the approximate ratio of 100 to 60, and the ratio of the width of the transverse arch portion to the minimum width of the metatarsal portion being approximately 100 to 40.

An orthopedic shoe comprising in combination:

• a flat, level sole having upper and lower substantially parallel planar surfaces and whose periphery has substantially the same shape as that of the bottom horizontal place of a foot and includes an anterior transverse arch portion which is broad and of substantially constant width, a rapidly inwardly curving and narrowing metatarsal portion, and a heel portion;
• and an upper which includes broad tongue means for covering the metatarsal arch, said tongue means having aperture means formed thereon for passing an adjustable fastener transversely therethrough, said aperture means comprising a plurality of large openings formed in said tongue means from the top to the bottom thereof.