Mechanical Ankle Joint Placement

Stephen Fletcher

Description

Title:

Mechanical Ankle Joint Placement

Creator:

Stephen Fletcher

Date:

6/1/1998

Text:

Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 13:33:01 -0400
From: Eric Burns < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Mechanical Ankle Joint Placement


OANDPL,
      I am currently working on a paper titled Biomechanical
Considerations for the placement for Mechanical Ankle Joints in Lower
Extremity Orthoses. I am looking for information regarding textbook
placement of mechanical ankle joints. Good reference books or texts that
have information.
    I am also interested how individual practitioners clinically decide joint
placement.
    Do you traditionally use the anatomical axis, use the medial malleolus
aligned to the patient's toe-out, or other criteria?
    Does your placement vary greatly from patient populations? Or do all
place them the same for all patients ?
     How much do the materials you use infleunce your decision ?

Thank you for your responses.

Eric Burns

Citation

Stephen Fletcher, “Mechanical Ankle Joint Placement,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210620.