KAFO knee joints for 300+ lbs
Stacey Richardson
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Title:
KAFO knee joints for 300+ lbs
Creator:
Stacey Richardson
Date:
2/5/2019
Text:
Are there any knee joints (other than Becker 1017) that have options for
VERY large patients? My patient is 5’10” 320 lbs, still very active long
time KAFO user (12+ years). He is new to our practice. His KAFOs always
need repair “because they break all the time”. He has always worn a free
motion knee joint, but I was hoping to find a safer option for him since
increased myopathy is causing him to fall frequently. He says he
“absolutely does not” want a lock on his brace because he tried one and
couldn’t unlock it to “do everything I need to do”. I don’t think that is
realistic for his current functional levels, but I told him that I’d ask
around. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
Stacey Richardson, CO
MedSupply Corporation, Taylor, MI
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VERY large patients? My patient is 5’10” 320 lbs, still very active long
time KAFO user (12+ years). He is new to our practice. His KAFOs always
need repair “because they break all the time”. He has always worn a free
motion knee joint, but I was hoping to find a safer option for him since
increased myopathy is causing him to fall frequently. He says he
“absolutely does not” want a lock on his brace because he tried one and
couldn’t unlock it to “do everything I need to do”. I don’t think that is
realistic for his current functional levels, but I told him that I’d ask
around. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
Stacey Richardson, CO
MedSupply Corporation, Taylor, MI
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This Internet message or any attachments may contain information that is
privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure. If you have received
this in error, please (1) do not forward or use this information in any
way; (2) immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail, and (3) delete the
message and any attachments. Neither this information block, the typed name
of the sender, nor anything else in this message is intended to constitute
an electronic signature unless a specific statement to the contrary is
included in this message.
*HIPAA Compliance Notice:* This Internet message and any attachments may
contain health related information that is protected by federal and state
laws and may be protected health information under HIPAA privacy law
provisions. Dissemination or disposal of protected health information may
be done only in compliance with HIPAA and other applicable law.
Citation
Stacey Richardson, “KAFO knee joints for 300+ lbs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209361.
