Re: Lisfranc amputation
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Re: Lisfranc amputation
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In a message dated 7/21/98 8:08:30 PM, <Email Address Redacted> wrote:
<<Was asked to see a young man in his late twenty’s, slight of build, around
130
lbs, with a Lisfranc amputation with minimal scarring. He is presently
starting on his second slipper type prosthesis with in slightly more then one
year.
The slipper type prosthesis is molded leather with soft insert, anterior
lacer, rigid non flexible steel shank, and toe filler. He continues to have
the same problem as with the previous device of forward rotation in the
appliance and breakdown of anterior distal part of the remaining foot.
I am giving consideration to ... an AFO combined with
a toe piece and filler. >>
Al--
There is a better way than an AFO style that provides excellent results wrt
this anterior pressure on a partial foot amputation.
Call me so I can describe it properly.....
JTA
801-328-9728
<<Was asked to see a young man in his late twenty’s, slight of build, around
130
lbs, with a Lisfranc amputation with minimal scarring. He is presently
starting on his second slipper type prosthesis with in slightly more then one
year.
The slipper type prosthesis is molded leather with soft insert, anterior
lacer, rigid non flexible steel shank, and toe filler. He continues to have
the same problem as with the previous device of forward rotation in the
appliance and breakdown of anterior distal part of the remaining foot.
I am giving consideration to ... an AFO combined with
a toe piece and filler. >>
Al--
There is a better way than an AFO style that provides excellent results wrt
this anterior pressure on a partial foot amputation.
Call me so I can describe it properly.....
JTA
801-328-9728
Citation
“Re: Lisfranc amputation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210688.
