Orthopaedic shoes are also known as corrective shoes. Piedro, known in Europe as the "Podiatrist of the Century", is the world's leading manufacturer and service provider of orthopaedic footwear for children; FooTek is the American line of medical orthopaedic footwear. FooTek is an American medical orthotic footwear range. Orthopaedic shoes belong to the field of "podiatry", which is a separate department from orthopaedics, endocrinology and joint surgery in Europe and the United States. The absence of podiatry in China has led to a relatively slow development of orthopaedic footwear technology and techniques in the country.
