Ankle units for bilaterals
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Ankle units for bilaterals
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This is a reposting of a message from last week. I am a CPO and will be
posting the answers when they stop coming in. Please respond if you have
input, prosthetists and bilateral amputees. Thank you!
I would like to hear your experiences(not just opinions or theory) in
regards to the use of articulating ankle units for bilateral LE prostheses.
Is this additional motion beneficial to the amputee, or does it impair
the stability gained from the connection with the floor? AK vs BK. Long stump
vs short? Active vs less active?
Randy McFarland,CPO
Sunny Hills Orthopedic Services, Inc.
Fullerton, CA
www.sunnyhills.com
posting the answers when they stop coming in. Please respond if you have
input, prosthetists and bilateral amputees. Thank you!
I would like to hear your experiences(not just opinions or theory) in
regards to the use of articulating ankle units for bilateral LE prostheses.
Is this additional motion beneficial to the amputee, or does it impair
the stability gained from the connection with the floor? AK vs BK. Long stump
vs short? Active vs less active?
Randy McFarland,CPO
Sunny Hills Orthopedic Services, Inc.
Fullerton, CA
www.sunnyhills.com
Citation
“Ankle units for bilaterals,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211433.
