Replies To Articulating Foot: 4 year-old

Replies To Articulating Foot: 4 year-old

10/13/1999

The fololowing are responses recieved and forwarded to the original
poster:

Wayne Renardson

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From: Wayne Renardson < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: <Email Address Redacted> < <Email Address Redacted> >
Date: Thursday, October 07, 1999 5:46 PM
Subject: Articulating Foot for 4 year-old

The following was sent to the website of the Amputee Information
Network:

Possibly someone can offer this prosthetist some information.
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Visitor: FRANCOIS VAN AS
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Location: NAMIBIA - AFRICA
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Contact: <Email Address Redacted>
Date: Thurs, Oct 07, 1999 at 11:01:54 (EDT)

Comments:

PRESENTLY TREATING A 4YR.OLD BOY WITH A BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION.HIS
PRESENT PROSTHESIS IS A SUPRA-CONDULAR WITH A OTTO BOCK FOOT (SIZE 7) HE
IS GOING VERY WELL. WE HAVE BEEN TREATED HIM SINCE THE AGE OF 7
MONTHS.THE PARENTS REQUESTED US TO FIT HIM WITH AN ARTICULATING FOOT. TO
MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE IN CHILDREN'S FEET. ARE THERE ARTICU.
FEET AVAILABLE IN SUCH SMALL SIZES OR CAN YOU RECOMMEND SOME OTHER MAKE

>Contact: <Email Address Redacted>
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I particularly enjoyed this one:

Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 18:56:18 -0400
From: joe stephens < <Email Address Redacted> >
Subject: Articulating Foot for 4 year-old
Sender: joe stephens < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Wayne Renardson < <Email Address Redacted> >

Tonja,

A name for you? He needs to receive World.

Kandee
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From: IN% <Email Address Redacted>
To: IN% <Email Address Redacted>
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Subj: RE: Articulating Foot for 4 year-old

In regards to finding an articulating foot for the smaller users under
10 years the word 'articulating' must be reconfigured so the layman who
is not a prosthetist can understand. Articulating means to move in a
direction or plane from another plane of motion. Utilizing this
definition as opposed to looking for a hinged or multihinged
conventional mechanical foot, gives you a broader range.

I suggest you contact Blatchfords in England or Endolite here for any
gromet material ankle durometers and feet. I do know a prosthetist who
will custom make an ankle and sugget a complimentary foot to accomplish
your needs. He is truly so sincere and compete, and like myself looks
forward to the challenge.

Please contact: Jerome P. Voisin, Certified Prosthetist at New
Generation Inc.: 1 800 327-3036. Let me know how everything works out.

Sincerely,

R. Feldman, CPO
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From: IN% <Email Address Redacted> Donald G. Shurr
To: IN% <Email Address Redacted> Wayne Renardson
CC:
Subj: RE: Articulating Foot for 4 year-old

Try a child's Flex Foot