Orthopedic articles, namely orthopedic insoles, cushions to protect the foot against pressure, footwear shells and arch supports, paddings for footwear, heel inserts, wedges, pads, insoles and moulded foot soles, also parts thereof and such footwear for orthopedic purposes; footbed insoles exhibiting foam cushions and/or foam pads, moulded foot soles in form of solid plastic inserts and supports with foot bed or anatomically shaped deep foot bed made from natural cork, thermocork, plastics, latex or expanded synthetic materials, as well as elastic composites of PU and EVA mixtures for orthopedic footwear